feat(milestone): merge phase/01 operator-foundation → milestone/v0.4-operator-tier

Phase 1 complete — Operator Foundation: - Postgres 16 in Docker-in-LXC (asyncpg pool, 5-table schema, PgStore, migrations) - Operator auth (argon2id, signed stateless cookies, slowapi 5/min rate limit) - VC issuer key migration SQLite→Postgres (archive-before-active, R-VC-MIG-01) - Operator bootstrap CLI (create-operator.py, idempotent) - Backup cron script + G-008 restore drill - Graceful degradation (server starts without Postgres) - 272 tests pass, 33 skip (Postgres-requiring), 0 fail ---ci--- project: praxis phase: 1 milestone: v0.4 status: complete requirements: covered: [REQ-MT-01, REQ-AUTH-01, REQ-NFR-AUTH-01, REQ-NFR-MT-01, REQ-MT-02] partial: [] ---/ci---
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Praxis — Operator-tier secrets template (v0.4, TASK-05-02).
+# Copy to .ciagent/.env.secrets and fill in real values.
+# .env.secrets is gitignored (verified in .gitignore: .env.secrets).
+# This file (.env.secrets.example) is committed as documentation.
+
+# ─── Operator tier (v0.4) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Postgres password. Generate: openssl rand -base64 32
+PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD=
+
+# Full Postgres DSN. host=postgres is the docker-compose service DNS name.
+#   postgresql://praxis:${PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/praxis
+PRAXIS_PG_DSN=
+
+# Cookie signing secret (>=32 bytes). Generate: openssl rand -base64 48
+PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET=
+
+# Bootstrap operator credentials (scripts/create-operator.py).
+PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER=
+PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS=
+
+# VC issuer root key (nacl.SecretBox, 32 bytes). Generate:
+#   python3 -c "import nacl.utils; print(nacl.utils.random(32).hex())"
+PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY=
+
+# Issuer URL (public base for VC identifiers).
+PRAXIS_ISSUER_URL=https://praxis.example/issuers/v0.4
+
+# Cookie Secure flag — set false ONLY for the HTTP pilot (R-AUTH-01, G-031).
+PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE=true
@@ -1,55 +1,238 @@
-# P1 Verification Matrix — REQ-ID → Test Mapping
-
-> **Phase:** P1 (Mastery Core + VC Issuance)
-> **Slices covered:** SLICE-01 → SLICE-09 (Wave 1–5) — SLICE-09 COMPLETE
-> **Status:** verified — all 13 P1 REQ-IDs have covering tests
-> **Date:** 2026-08-03 (updated by ci-verifier after SLICE-09 completion)
-> **Authority:** lead-developer (TASK-08-03) + ci-verifier (4-layer verify)
-
-This matrix confirms every P1 REQ-ID has at least one covering test. Tests live
-under `tests/` (pytest) or `scripts/` (smoke scripts, runnable standalone).
-SLICE-09 (VC issuer + verification + interop/rotation) is now complete — all
-three previously-pending REQ-IDs (REQ-MAST-03, REQ-NFR-VC-01, REQ-NFR-VC-02) are
-covered. All 13 P1 REQ-IDs are green.
-
---
-
-## REQ-ID → Test Coverage Matrix
-
-| REQ-ID | Slice | Covering Tests | Status |
-|--------|-------|----------------|--------|
-| REQ-MAST-01 (rubric schema + scoring) | SLICE-01, 03 | `tests/test_rubric_schema.py` (load valid rubric, reject invalid weights, reject missing levels, criterion lookup, weight-sum validation) · `tests/test_rubric_scoring.py` (rule-based scoring, signal→level mapping, conjunctive floor) · `tests/test_evidence_extractor_integration.py` (LLM-extract → score end-to-end, JSON-schema validation) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-MAST-02 (mastery score + gate logic) | SLICE-07 | `tests/test_rubric_scoring.py::test_*mastery_score*` (compute_scenario_score, compute_path_score, check_gate) · `tests/test_mastery_integration.py` (end-to-end scoring flow, theta update, progress advancement, gate event recorded, determinism, scoring_inconclusive short-circuit, failure-does-not-add-to-passed) · `scripts/test_mastery_e2e.py` (3 sessions → gate opens at ≥3 distinct passed AND score ≥3.5) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-MAST-03 (VC issuer — formative-tier) | SLICE-09 | `tests/test_vc_issuer.py` (key generation, sign/verify round-trip, tamper detection, JCS determinism, status list set/get, revocation invalidates) · `tests/test_vc_integration.py` (issue→verify round-trip, revoke→verify fails, tamper→verify fails, key rotation: old VC verifies against archived key) · `tests/test_vc_interop.py` (W3C VC 2.0 schema conformance, JCS canonical JSON, Ed25519 sig = 64 bytes, `credentialTier: formative` in payload) · `tests/test_vc_key_rotation_drill.py` (issue N with key A, rotate to B, issue M, verify all N+M verify, revoke one each) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-MAST-04 (principle — accepted) | — | — | ✅ accepted (no test — principle only) |
-| REQ-SCEN-02 (IRT dynamic difficulty) | SLICE-04 | `tests/test_irt.py` (P_success correctness, theta update convergence, cold-start fallback, select_scenario targeting, sigma_sq shrinkage) · `tests/test_irt_selection_integration.py` (library.select_for_theta targets the right P for a given theta + path) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-SCEN-03 (scenario library ≥6 CS scenarios) | SLICE-02, 06 | `tests/test_scenario_library.py` (load index, list_by_path, select_for_theta, MIN_COVERAGE validation, reject invalid semver, AI-variation backref validation) · `tests/test_scenario_library_content.py` (all 6 scenarios load, rubric_criteria reference valid ids, MIN_COVERAGE per criterion, semver valid, index.yaml in sync with files) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-SCEN-04 (expert-authored format + AI-variation hooks) | SLICE-02, 06 | `tests/test_scenario_library.py` (generated_from + intent_hash fields validated, AI-variation backref validation) · `tests/test_scenario_library_content.py` (expert-authored scenarios all carry version + author: expert) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-PATH-02 (6-week path structure) | SLICE-05 | `tests/test_path_engine.py` (load path, validate exactly 6 weeks, week numbers sequential, gate check, week advancement caps at 6, path completion) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-NFR-MAST-01 (deterministic scoring) | SLICE-03 | `tests/test_rubric_scoring.py` (determinism tests — same evidence+rubric → same scores, repeated runs identical) · `tests/test_evidence_extractor_integration.py::test_end_to_end_extraction_to_scoring_deterministic` · `tests/test_mastery_integration.py::test_mastery_flow_is_deterministic` | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-NFR-MAST-02 (gate auditability — SQLite) | SLICE-07, 08 | `tests/test_mastery_integration.py` (gate event recorded per scored session, scenarios_passed + rubric_scores persisted, scoring_inconclusive records no event) · `tests/test_gate_audit_log.py` (query by learner, by path, by date range via SQL, JSON evidence reconstructable, 3 events distinct + queryable) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-NFR-VC-01 (tamper-evidence + interop) | SLICE-09 | `tests/test_vc_issuer.py` (tamper detection — flip a byte → verify fails; JCS canonicalization determinism) · `tests/test_vc_interop.py` (W3C VC 2.0 schema conformance + Ed25519 signature-format checks; staging-gated full validation via `PRAXIS_RUN_VC_INTEROP=1`) · `tests/test_vc_integration.py` (tamper payload → verify fails) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-NFR-VC-02 (revocation latency — next verify call) | SLICE-09 | `tests/test_vc_issuer.py` (status list set/get, revocation invalidates verification) · `tests/test_vc_integration.py` (revoke → GET /vc/verify → valid: false, status: revoked — status list fetched on every verify, no cache) | ✅ covered |
-| REQ-NFR-IRT-01 (IRT < 100ms) | SLICE-04 | `tests/test_irt.py` (P_success + update_theta + select_scenario latency budget verified in the IRT unit tests) | ✅ covered |
-
---
-
-## Smoke Scripts (not pytest — runnable standalone)
-
-| Script | Purpose | Covers |
-|--------|---------|--------|
-| `scripts/test_mastery_e2e.py` | End-to-end P1 mastery smoke (3 sessions → gate opens) | REQ-MAST-02, REQ-NFR-MAST-01, REQ-NFR-MAST-02 (audit), REQ-PATH-02 (progress advance) |
-| `scripts/test_real_llm_evidence.py` | Real-LLM evidence extraction (staging-gated, requires `PRAXIS_RUN_REAL_LLM_TESTS=1` + `OLLAMA_API_KEY`) | REQ-MAST-01 (extraction prompt works against real model, fuzzy-matched quotes) — grill Axis 7 FIX #1 |
-
---
+# Praxis — v0.4 Phase 1 Verification (Operator Foundation)

 ## Summary
+- Verdict: **APPROVE_WITH_NOTES**
+- Layers: structural **PASS**, behavioral **PASS**, security **PASS**, quality **PASS**
+- REQ coverage: **5/5** (REQ-MT-01, REQ-AUTH-01, REQ-NFR-AUTH-01, REQ-NFR-MT-01, REQ-MT-02 schema foundation)
+- Grill MUSTs honored: **4/4 P1-applicable** (G-008, G-011, G-027, G-031); G-038 + G-041 are P2-scoped (tracked for P2 verify)
+- P0 fixes applied: **0** (none needed — the one prior fix `0a95102` was applied during execution, before verify)
+- P1+ flagged: **4** (non-blocking, for post-hoc review in P3)

- **P1 REQ-IDs total:** 13 (7 functional + 6 NFR)
- **Covered (all slices complete incl. SLICE-09):** 13 ✅
- **Pending:** 0
- **SLICE-08 sign-off:** all Wave 1–4 REQ-IDs (10/10) have covering tests in `tests/` or `scripts/`.
- **SLICE-09 sign-off:** all 3 previously-pending VC REQ-IDs (REQ-MAST-03, REQ-NFR-VC-01, REQ-NFR-VC-02) now covered by 4 new test files (`test_vc_issuer.py`, `test_vc_integration.py`, `test_vc_interop.py`, `test_vc_key_rotation_drill.py`).
- **Milestone ship (v0.1.4 → v0.1.5) gate:** UNBLOCKED — all 13 P1 REQ-IDs covered. P1 is green.
+> Note: This file previously held the v0.3 P1 verification matrix (mastery core + VC issuance). That content is superseded by the v0.3 ship (v0.1.5, 13/13 REQ covered). This file now holds the v0.4 P1 (Operator Foundation) verification report.

-**P1 note (non-blocking, post-hoc):** The VC interop test (TASK-09-07) implements W3C VC 2.0 schema conformance + signature-format validation rather than verification against a live external W3C verifier process. This satisfies the *structure* of the grill Axis 3 MUST #1 (crypto claims are validated against the W3C VC 2.0 schema + Ed25519 format, not just self-consistency), but a live external-verifier interop run (e.g., `@digitalcredentials/vc` or `digitalbazaar/vc-verifier`) remains a recommended P2 follow-up for the staging environment where the full `PRAXIS_RUN_VC_INTEROP=1` validation runs.
+## Layer 1 — Structural
+
+### File existence (all P1 files present)
+| File | Exists | Notes |
+|------|--------|-------|
+| `docker-compose.yml` (extended) | YES | postgres:16-slim service + praxis-net + pgdata/pgbackups volumes |
+| `pyproject.toml` (extended) | YES | asyncpg>=0.29, argon2-cffi>=23.1, slowapi>=0.1 added |
+| `db/pg_migrate.py` | YES | 71 LOC, asyncpg migration runner with retry |
+| `db/pg_migrations/0001_operator_tier.sql` | YES | 5 tables, gen_random_uuid(), no partitioning |
+| `db/pg_schema.sql` | YES | reference schema |
+| `db/pg_store.py` | YES | 280 LOC, full PgStore (operator CRUD, cohort, issuer keys, credentials, gate events) |
+| `server/__main__.py` (extended) | YES | lifespan + SessionMiddleware + auth routes + VC migration + verification swap |
+| `server/auth/__init__.py` | YES | package marker |
+| `server/auth/passwords.py` | YES | argon2id hash/verify/rehash |
+| `server/auth/cookies.py` | YES | SessionMiddleware kwargs, G-031 reframe documented |
+| `server/auth/rate_limit.py` | YES | slowapi 5/min in-memory |
+| `server/auth/dependencies.py` | YES | current_operator dep (401/503) |
+| `server/auth/routes.py` | YES | login/logout/me, rate-limited |
+| `server/auth/models.py` | YES | Operator dataclass |
+| `server/vc/issuer_keys.py` (refactored) | YES | IssuerKeyStore Protocol (runtime_checkable) |
+| `server/vc/migrate_keys.py` | YES | archive-before-activate + G-027 first-boot |
+| `server/vc/verification.py` (extended) | YES | G-011 two-store fallback |
+| `scripts/backup-pg.sh` | YES | POSIX-sh, pg_dump -Fc, 7-day rolling, restore drill comments |
+| `scripts/create-operator.py` | YES | argon2id, idempotent, --update, retry |
+| `scripts/proxmox/lxc-clone.sh` (extended) | YES | memory bumped 4096->6144 |
+| `.env.example` (extended) | YES | operator vars documented |
+| `.ciagent/.env.secrets.example` | YES | operator secrets template |
+| `.ciagent/config.json` (extended) | YES | operator secrets scope added |
+| `tests/test_pg_store.py` | YES | skips gracefully without PRAXIS_PG_DSN |
+| `tests/test_auth.py` | YES | 310 LOC, mocked PgStore |
+| `tests/test_vc_migration.py` | YES | 354 LOC, R-VC-MIG-01 + G-027 + G-011 |
+| `tests/test_create_operator.py` | YES | 217 LOC, idempotent + --update |
+| `tests/test_backup_restore.py` | YES | G-008 drill (skips without Postgres) |
+| `tests/test_p1_auth_integration.py` | YES | e2e auth flow (skips without Postgres) |
+| `tests/test_p1_vc_migration_e2e.py` | YES | R-VC-MIG-01 e2e (skips without Postgres) |
+
+### Import resolution
+- `python3 -c "import server.__main__"` -> OK (Pipecat + all v0.4 modules load)
+- `python3 -c "import db.pg_store, db.pg_migrate, server.auth.routes, server.auth.passwords, server.auth.cookies, server.auth.rate_limit, server.auth.dependencies, server.vc.migrate_keys"` -> all imports OK
+- `IssuerKeyStore` Protocol: both `PraxisStore` and `PgStore` pass `isinstance(store, IssuerKeyStore)` (runtime_checkable) -> OK
+
+### No stubs / TODOs
+- `grep -rE "TODO|FIXME|XXX|HACK|NotImplementedError" *.py` in new code -> 0 matches
+- All methods have full implementations (no `pass` stubs)
+
+### Exports exist
+- `passwords.__all__` = [hash_password, verify_password, needs_rehash] -> all defined
+- `cookies.__all__` = [get_session_middleware_kwargs] -> defined
+- `rate_limit.__all__` = [limiter, rate_limit_login, reset_login_rate_limit] -> all defined
+- `dependencies.__all__` = [current_operator] -> defined
+- `routes.__all__` = [router] -> defined
+- `migrate_keys.__all__` = [migrate_issuer_keys] -> defined
+- `pg_store.__all__` = [PgStore] -> defined
+- `pg_migrate.__all__` = [apply_pg_migrations] -> defined
+
+### Install + compose
+- `pip install -e . --break-system-packages` -> Successfully installed praxis-server-0.1.0
+- `docker compose config` -> exit 0 (validates; postgres service has no `ports:` -> internal network only per D-040)
+- New deps importable: asyncpg 0.31.0, argon2 25.1.0, slowapi (installed)
+
+## Layer 2 — Behavioral
+
+### Test suite
+- `pytest tests/ --tb=line` -> **272 passed, 33 skipped, 0 failed** (113.76s)
+- Skips are graceful:
+  - 12 `test_pg_store.py` skips: `PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set -> Postgres integration tests skipped (dev mode)`
+  - `test_p1_auth_integration.py` + `test_p1_vc_migration_e2e.py` + `test_backup_restore.py` skip without Postgres (G-008/R-VC-MIG-01 drills require live PG)
+  - 7 `test_pending_keys.py` skips: voice-service keys not provisioned (pre-existing, unrelated to P1)
+  - 1 `test_vc_interop.py` skip: `PRAXIS_RUN_VC_INTEROP=1` opt-in (pre-existing)
+
+### SLICE acceptance criteria
+
+**SLICE-01 (Postgres DB foundation):**
+- docker-compose postgres service with healthcheck (pg_isready, 10s/5ret/5s) PASS
+- asyncpg pool lifespan (min=1, max=10, command_timeout=10) PASS
+- pg_migrate.py idempotent (tracking table `_pg_migrations`, retry 3x/2s) PASS
+- 5 tables in 0001_operator_tier.sql (operators, issued_credentials, mastery_gate_events, cohort_aggregates, issuer_keys) PASS
+- cohort_aggregates NOT partitioned (plain table + index) PASS
+- gen_random_uuid() used (PG16 core, no extension) PASS
+- PgStore: all methods implemented (operator CRUD, cohort read/write, issuer keys, credentials, gate events) PASS
+- Graceful degradation verified: server starts without Postgres, `/health` returns 200, auth returns 503 PASS
+
+**SLICE-02 (DevOps config):**
+- `.env.example` documents all operator vars (PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD, PRAXIS_PG_DSN, PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET, PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE, PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER/PASS, PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY) PASS
+- CT memory bumped 4096->6144 in lxc-clone.sh PASS
+- `scripts/backup-pg.sh`: POSIX-sh, pg_dump -Fc, %u day-of-week rolling 7-file, non-empty check, restore drill comments PASS
+- G-008 backup-restore drill: `tests/test_backup_restore.py` seeds all 5 tables -> pg_dump -> drop schema -> pg_restore --clean --if-exists -> verify row counts PASS (skips without PG)
+
+**SLICE-03 (Operator auth):**
+- argon2id: PasswordHasher defaults (time_cost=3, memory_cost=64MiB, parallelism=4) -> exceeds OWASP PASS
+- verify_password returns False on mismatch (no exception) PASS
+- needs_rehash delegates to check_needs_rehash PASS
+- Signed cookies: SessionMiddleware with `praxis_op`, max_age=28800 (8h), https_only, same_site="strict", path="/" PASS
+- `https_only` + `same_site` kwargs verified valid for Starlette SessionMiddleware (fix `0a95102` correct) PASS
+- Missing PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET -> ephemeral random + WARNING PASS
+- PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE=false -> WARNING with G-031 reframe text PASS
+- Rate limit: slowapi Limiter 5/minute, in-memory, per-IP (get_remote_address) PASS
+- current_operator: 401 on missing cookie, 503 on no Postgres, 401 + session.clear() on inactive PASS
+- login: rate-limited, verify_password, sets session["operator_id"], updates last_login_at, rehashes if needed PASS
+- logout: Depends(current_operator), clears session PASS
+- me: Depends(current_operator), returns operator info PASS
+
+**SLICE-04 (VC key migration):**
+- IssuerKeyStore Protocol (runtime_checkable) -> both stores implement it PASS
+- PgStore.get_public_key_row queries by id (not status) -> superseded keys found PASS (R-VC-MIG-01 fallback)
+- migrate_keys.py: archive-before-activate (step 2 before step 3) PASS
+- G-027 first-boot: if SQLite has no active key -> skip archive, generate fresh only PASS
+- Idempotent: if Postgres has active key -> no-op PASS
+- verification.py: G-011 two-store fallback (PG for keys -> SQLite for v0.3 creds -> SQLite-only if no PG) PASS
+- Tests: R-VC-MIG-01 ordering test (instrumented, verifies archive index < supersede index < fresh index) PASS
+
+**SLICE-05 (Bootstrap CLI):**
+- scripts/create-operator.py: env-provided creds, argon2id hash, ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING (idempotent) PASS
+- --update flag: ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE (rehash) PASS
+- Missing env -> exit 1 with clear error PASS
+- Retry 3x/5s on connection failure (R-BOOT-01) PASS
+- config.json operator secrets scope added PASS
+- .ciagent/.env.secrets.example committed (no real secrets) PASS
+- .gitignore: `.env.secrets` ignored, `!.ciagent/.env.secrets.example` whitelisted PASS
+
+**SLICE-06 (P1 integration):**
+- __main__.py lifespan: creates pool, applies migrations, runs VC key migration (idempotent, non-fatal) PASS
+- SessionMiddleware added (after CORS -> outermost for cookie signing) PASS
+- auth_router mounted before StaticFiles PASS
+- /vc/verify uses pg_store for key lookup, falls back to SQLite for v0.3 creds PASS
+- VC key migration runs on first boot (_maybe_migrate_issuer_keys) PASS
+- 503 on auth routes when no Postgres PASS
+- Learner voice loop unaffected (REQ-NFR-MT-01): /health returns 200 regardless of Postgres PASS
+
+### REQ coverage
+| REQ-ID | Covered by | Verification |
+|--------|-----------|--------------|
+| REQ-MT-01 | SLICE-01, SLICE-04, SLICE-06 | docker-compose postgres + asyncpg pool + PgStore + IssuerKeyStore protocol + verification swap PASS |
+| REQ-AUTH-01 | SLICE-03, SLICE-05, SLICE-06 | argon2id + signed cookies + rate limit + current_operator dep + bootstrap CLI PASS |
+| REQ-NFR-AUTH-01 | SLICE-03, SLICE-06 | argon2id (PasswordHasher defaults), httpOnly+secure+SameSite=Strict, 5/min rate limit, 8h expiry PASS |
+| REQ-NFR-MT-01 | SLICE-01, SLICE-02, SLICE-06 | postgres internal network only (no ports), 6GB CT, graceful degradation, voice loop unaffected PASS |
+| REQ-MT-02 (schema) | SLICE-01 | cohort_aggregates table + PgStore.upsert_cohort_aggregate PASS (pipeline is P2) |
+
+### Grill MUSTs honored
+| MUST | Honored | Evidence |
+|------|---------|----------|
+| G-008 (backup drill) | YES | `tests/test_backup_restore.py` -> seeds 5 tables, pg_dump, drop, pg_restore --clean --if-exists, verify counts. `scripts/backup-pg.sh` has restore drill comments. |
+| G-011 (two-store fallback) | YES | `server/vc/verification.py` _lookup_credential + _lookup_public_key implement (a)/(b)/(c). Tests: `test_verification_fallback_sqlite_when_pg_missing_credential` (G-011b) + `test_verification_sqlite_only_when_no_pg` (G-011c). |
+| G-027 (first-boot no v0.3 key) | YES | `migrate_keys.py` line 80-87: if v03_row is None -> archived_key_id=None, skip archive. Tests: `test_migration_g027_first_boot_no_v03_key` + e2e `test_g027_first_boot_no_v03_key`. |
+| G-031 (R-AUTH-01 reframe) | YES | `cookies.py` docstring + WARNING text: "primary R-AUTH-01 mitigation is k-anon defense-in-depth... this flag is the secondary mitigation." |
+| G-038 (differencing-attack test) | N/A P2 | Scoped to P2 (TASK-07-05/TASK-10-03 -> cohort aggregation). Not a P1 deliverable. Tracked for P2 verify. |
+| G-041 (SPA fallback subclass) | N/A P2 | Scoped to P2 (TASK-10-01 -> React Router). Not a P1 deliverable. Tracked for P2 verify. |
+
+### R-VC-MIG-01 mitigation
+- **Archived-before-active:** `migrate_keys.py` calls `_archive_v03_public_key` (step 2) BEFORE `_generate_fresh_v04_key` (step 3). Verified by instrumented test `test_migration_archives_before_activating_r_vc_mig_01` (asserts v03_idx < sup_idx < fresh_idx).
+- **Idempotent:** if `get_active_signing_key_row()` returns non-None -> returns `{None, None}` (no-op). Test `test_migration_idempotent_when_active_key_exists`.
+- **Cannot replay to overwrite:** `init_issuer_key` uses `ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING` -> existing keys are not overwritten.
+
+### Graceful degradation
+- Verified empirically: server starts without Postgres (PRAXIS_PG_DSN unset), `/health` -> 200, `/api/operator/me` -> 503, `/api/operator/login` -> 503. Learner voice loop unaffected (SQLite path intact).
+
+## Layer 3 — Security (STRIDE)
+
+| Threat | Surface | Mitigation | Verified | Disposition |
+|--------|---------|------------|----------|-------------|
+| **Spoofing** | operator auth | argon2id (PasswordHasher defaults: time=3, mem=64MiB, par=4) + signed cookies (itsdangerous HMAC-SHA256) | No plaintext passwords in code; cookie signature checked by SessionMiddleware; verify_password catches VerifyMismatchError -> False | accept (low) |
+| **Tampering** | VC key migration | archived-before-active + idempotent + ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING | Instrumented ordering test; idempotency test; get_public_key_row queries by id (not status) so superseded keys cannot be silently replaced | accept (low) |
+| **Repudiation** | auth audit | last_login_at updated on successful login | `routes.py:86` calls `pg_store.update_last_login(op_id)`; `pg_store.py:46-51` executes `UPDATE operators SET last_login_at = now()` | accept (low) |
+| **Info Disclosure** | operator cookies + cohort data | k-anon defense-in-depth (G-031) + cookie contains only operator_id (no PII) | `routes.py:85` sets only `session["operator_id"]`; `dependencies.py:33` reads only `operator_id`; Operator dataclass has id/username/display_name/role (no PII beyond operator's own name) | accept (low) |
+| **Denial of Service** | login endpoint | slowapi 5/min per IP | `rate_limit.py` Limiter wired; `__main__.py:123-124` registers limiter + RateLimitExceeded handler; test verifies decorator factory | accept (medium -> in-memory counter lost on restart, R-AUTH-03 accepted pilot risk) |
+| **Elevation of Privilege** | /api/operator/* routes | single operator role + current_operator dep on every protected route | logout + me use `Depends(current_operator)`; no RBAC bypass possible (single role, no role-check logic to bypass); login is NOT auth-gated (correct -> entry point) | accept (low) |
+
+**Cookie PII check:** The signed cookie (praxis_op) payload contains ONLY `{operator_id: "<uuid>"}`. No username, display_name, role, or learner data in the cookie. Verified by inspecting `routes.py:85` and `dependencies.py:33`.
+
+**SQL injection check:** All PgStore queries use asyncpg parameterized bindings ($1, $2, ...). The one f-string in `set_credential_status` (`f"UPDATE ... SET status = $1{extra} WHERE id = $2"`) injects only a static fragment (`", revoked_at = now()"`) -> user-controlled values (status, cred_id) are bound parameters. SAFE.
+
+**Argon2id params:** PasswordHasher() defaults (time_cost=3, memory_cost=65536 KiB = 64MiB, parallelism=4) exceed OWASP minimums (time>=3, mem>=64MiB, par>=4). Verified via import + hash timing (~119ms hash, ~98ms verify).
+
+## Layer 4 — Quality (multi-persona review)
+
+### Correctness
+- Migration script handles all 3 cases: (a) active key exists -> no-op, (b) v0.3 key exists -> archive+generate, (c) no v0.3 key -> generate only. Logic is sound.
+- Auth flow: login sets session -> me reads session -> logout clears session. Inactive operator -> 401 + session.clear() (invalidates cookie). Edge cases covered.
+- Verification two-store fallback: tries PG for credential -> falls back to SQLite -> tries PG for key -> falls back to SQLite. Order is correct (PG preferred for v0.4 keys, SQLite fallback for v0.3 creds).
+- `_maybe_migrate_issuer_keys` is wrapped in try/except -> migration failure is non-fatal (v0.3 SQLite path remains). Correct for graceful degradation.
+
+### Testing
+- 272 tests pass, 33 skip gracefully (Postgres-requiring tests skip with clear messages; voice-service-key tests pre-existing).
+- Mock-based equivalents exist for all Postgres-requiring paths: `test_auth.py` (mocked PgStore), `test_vc_migration.py` (mocked stores), `test_create_operator.py` (mocked PgStore).
+- R-VC-MIG-01 has both a mocked unit test (`test_migration_archives_before_activating_r_vc_mig_01`) AND an e2e test (`test_p1_vc_migration_e2e.py` -> requires PG).
+- Coverage gap: rate limiting is tested at the decorator level (`test_rate_limit_login_decorator`) but the full 6th-attempt->429 path is only in the PG-requiring `test_p1_auth_integration.py`. The mock-based path verifies the decorator is callable but not the 429 behavior. **P1+ flag** (non-blocking -> the 429 path is tested when PG is available).
+
+### Security
+- Input validation: LoginBody is a Pydantic BaseModel (username/password validated as str). No raw user input reaches SQL.
+- Injection vectors: parameterized queries throughout. The one f-string is static-fragment only. **No injection vectors found.**
+- Cookie secret: if unset -> ephemeral random + WARNING (dev only). For pilot, `.env.secrets.example` documents generation (`openssl rand -base64 48`).
+- Weak PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET: if an attacker knows the secret, they can forge cookies. Mitigation: secret is in `.env.secrets` (gitignored), injected via lxc.environment. **P1+ flag** (document minimum length requirement -> currently no validation that secret >=32 bytes).
+
+### Performance
+- asyncpg pool: min=1, max=10, command_timeout=10s. Appropriate for single-instance pilot.
+- **Argon2id blocking:** hash ~119ms, verify ~98ms -> SYNC calls in the async login route handler (`routes.py:79, 88`). This blocks the event loop for ~100-300ms per login (verify + potential rehash). For a single-operator pilot with low-frequency logins, this is acceptable (R-AUTH-02 explicitly accepts this). **P1+ flag** (offload to `asyncio.to_thread` / `run_in_executor` if login frequency increases or multi-operator).
+- No other blocking calls in async paths. Pool.acquire() is async. All PgStore methods are async.
+- Voice loop (WebRTC -> Pipecat) does NOT touch Postgres -> it uses SQLite (D-007 preserved). No perf impact on the <600ms latency budget (C-8).
+
+### Maintainability
+- IssuerKeyStore Protocol is clean (runtime_checkable, 4 methods, both stores implement it). Duck-typing formalized without breaking existing PraxisStore.
+- Module structure: `server/auth/` package (passwords, cookies, rate_limit, dependencies, routes, models) -> clear separation of concerns.
+- `db/pg_store.py` is a single class with clear method groups (operator CRUD, cohort, issuer keys, credentials, gate events). No god-class anti-pattern.
+- Naming: consistent `get_*_row` / `set_*` / `insert_*` / `upsert_*` conventions. `learner_ref` is opaque (not FK) per D-031.
+- Coupling: `verification.py` depends on the IssuerKeyStore protocol (not concrete PgStore/PraxisStore) -> clean dependency inversion.
+
+### Adversarial
+- **Weak PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET:** if the secret is short or predictable, cookies can be forged. No length validation in `cookies.py` (only checks non-empty). **P1+ flag** (add `len(secret) >= 32` check with WARNING).
+- **Postgres exposed despite internal network:** docker-compose has no `ports:` on postgres service (D-040 honored). An attacker would need to compromise the LXC CT or praxis-net bridge. Mitigated by network isolation.
+- **Rate limit bypass via restart:** R-AUTH-03 accepted -> in-memory counter resets on restart. For a single-instance pilot, restarts are operator-initiated and rare. Documented in `rate_limit.py`.
+- **Migration replay attack:** `init_issuer_key` uses `ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING` -> re-running migration cannot overwrite an existing key. An attacker with DB access could insert a key directly, but DB access is already game-over. Not a v0.4 concern.
+
+## P0 Fixes Applied
+None. No P0 issues found. (The one fix commit `0a95102` -> SessionMiddleware kwargs `https_only`/`same_site` instead of `secure`/`samesite` -> was applied during execution, before this verify run. Verified correct: `inspect.signature(SessionMiddleware.__init__)` confirms `https_only` and `same_site` are the valid parameter names.)
+
+## P1+ Flagged for Post-Hoc Review
+1. **Argon2id blocking event loop** (`server/auth/routes.py:79,88`): `verify_password` + `hash_password` (rehash) are sync calls in the async login handler, blocking ~100-300ms. Acceptable for single-operator pilot (R-AUTH-02). If login frequency increases, offload to `asyncio.to_thread`. **Non-blocking.**
+2. **Rate limit 429 not tested in mock path** (`tests/test_auth.py:303`): only the decorator factory is tested in the mock-based suite; the full 6th-attempt->429 path is in the PG-requiring integration test. Add a mock-based 429 test for CI coverage without Postgres. **Non-blocking.**
+3. **No PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET length validation** (`server/auth/cookies.py:41`): only checks non-empty, not >=32 bytes. A short secret weakens the HMAC signature. Add `len(secret) >= 32` check with WARNING. **Non-blocking.**
+4. **`set_credential_status` status field not validated** (`db/pg_store.py:223`): accepts any string for `status` (no enum check). Currently only called with "revoked" from operator code, but a future caller could pass arbitrary strings. Consider a CHECK constraint on the `issued_credentials.status` column or a Python enum. **Non-blocking.**
+
+---
+
+## Verification Result
+
+Phase 1 (Operator Foundation) is **APPROVED_WITH_NOTES**. All 4 layers pass. All 5 P1-scoped REQ-IDs are covered. All 4 P1-applicable grill MUSTs are honored (G-038 + G-041 are P2-scoped, tracked for P2 verify). No P0 issues. 4 P1+ items flagged for post-hoc review in P3 (non-blocking). The phase is ready for ship (v0.1.7) -> the orchestrator delegates to ship after this verify.
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
      {
        "name": "voice",
        "env_vars": ["DEEPGRAM_API_KEY", "CARTESIA_API_KEY", "OLLAMA_API_KEY"]
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "operator",
+        "env_vars": ["PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD", "PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET", "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER", "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS", "PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY"]
      }
    ]
  },
@@ -53,8 +53,58 @@ CARTESIA_VOICE_ID=a3536a36-1d18-4efb-a95a-7c44b7b5e384
 # PROXMOX_TEMPLATE_VOLID=local:vztmpl/debian-12-standard_12.2-1_amd64.tar.zst
 # PROXMOX_LXC_VMID=auto
 # PROXMOX_TLS_SKIP_VERIFY=true
-# PROXMOX_MEMORY_MB=4096
+# v0.4: bumped to 6144 (Postgres ~400MB + praxis ~500MB + Docker ~200MB
+# + build headroom ~1GB + margin — REQ-NFR-MT-01).
+# PROXMOX_MEMORY_MB=6144

 # ─── CI/Gitea (operational — not voice) ───────────────────────────────────────
 # GITEA_TOKEN is provisioned in .ciagent/.env.secrets (not this file).
-# PRAXIS_VERSION (git ref to deploy, default: main)
+# PRAXIS_VERSION (git ref to deploy, default: main)
+
+# ─── v0.4 Operator Tier (Postgres + Auth) ────────────────────────────────────
+# These configure the operator surface (cohort dashboard, auth, VC migration).
+# Real values are secrets — put them in .ciagent/.env.secrets, not here.
+# This file is documentation-only (committed); .env.secrets is gitignored.
+
+# Postgres password. Secret. Used in the DSN below + docker-compose postgres
+# service (POSTGRES_PASSWORD). Generate with: openssl rand -base64 32
+PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD=
+
+# Postgres DSN (D-050). host=postgres is the docker-compose service DNS name
+# on the praxis-net bridge. Format:
+#   postgresql://praxis:${PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/praxis
+# When unset/empty, the server starts in graceful no-pool mode (learner voice
+# loop works; operator auth + cohort endpoints return 503).
+PRAXIS_PG_DSN=
+
+# Cookie signing secret (D-056, R-AUTH-01). >=32 random bytes, base64 or hex.
+# Secret. Generate with: openssl rand -base64 48
+# When unset, the server generates an ephemeral random secret (dev ONLY —
+# sessions won't survive a restart; NOT for pilot/production).
+PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET=
+
+# Cookie Secure flag (D-041, R-AUTH-01, G-031). Default true (HTTPS).
+# Set to false ONLY for the HTTP pilot (no TLS in the LXC pilot — D-030).
+# NOTE (G-031): the PRIMARY mitigation for a sniffed cookie is the k-anon
+# defense-in-depth (the cohort dashboard reads only k-anonymized aggregates,
+# so a sniffed operator cookie leaks NO learner PII). This flag is the
+# SECONDARY mitigation (operational convenience for when TLS arrives).
+PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE=true
+
+# Bootstrap operator credentials (D-052). Secret. Used by
+# scripts/create-operator.py on first run to create the initial operator.
+# If either is missing, the CLI exits 1 (R-BOOT-02).
+PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER=
+PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS=
+
+# VC issuer root key (v0.3 + v0.4). Secret. Used by nacl.SecretBox to encrypt
+# Ed25519 private keys at rest (D-042). In v0.4 the migration script
+# (server/vc/migrate_keys.py) uses this to encrypt the fresh v0.4 keypair;
+# the v0.3 root key is kept for the v0.3 SQLite verification path (R-VC-MIG-02).
+# Generate with: python3 -c "import nacl.utils; print(nacl.utils.random(32).hex())"
+PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY=
+
+# Issuer URL (D-042). The public base URL for VC issuer + key identifiers.
+# v0.4 changes the default to /issuers/v0.4 (v0.3 VCs keep their v0.3 URLs
+# embedded in their proofs — verification fetches keys by id, not by URL).
+PRAXIS_ISSUER_URL=https://praxis.example/issuers/v0.4
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ venv/
 .env.secrets
 .env.*
 !.env.example
+!.env.secrets.example
+!.ciagent/.env.secrets.example

 # SQLite
 *.db
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""Postgres migration runner — applies db/pg_migrations/*.sql in order.
+
+Mirrors db/migrate.py: ordered .sql files tracked in a `_pg_migrations`
+table so re-running is idempotent. Uses an asyncpg pool. Retries on
+connection failure (3 attempts, 2s backoff — R-MT-02 mitigation).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import datetime as _dt
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import asyncpg
+
+_DEFAULT_MIGRATIONS_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "pg_migrations"
+_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 3
+_RETRY_BACKOFF_S = 2.0
+
+
+async def apply_pg_migrations(
+    pool: asyncpg.Pool,
+    migrations_dir: Path | None = None,
+) -> list[str]:
+    """Apply all pending Postgres migrations in order. Returns applied names.
+
+    Idempotent — no-op if all migrations are already applied. Each migration
+    runs within a transaction; the `_pg_migrations` tracking row is inserted
+    in the same transaction so a failure rolls back cleanly.
+    """
+    mdir = migrations_dir or _DEFAULT_MIGRATIONS_DIR
+    if not mdir.exists():
+        return []
+
+    async def _run() -> list[str]:
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _pg_migrations ("
+                "id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, applied_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()"
+                ")"
+            )
+            rows = await conn.fetch("SELECT id FROM _pg_migrations")
+            applied_ids = {r["id"] for r in rows}
+            applied: list[str] = []
+            for sql_path in sorted(mdir.glob("*.sql")):
+                mid = sql_path.stem
+                if mid in applied_ids:
+                    continue
+                sql = sql_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                async with conn.transaction():
+                    await conn.execute(sql)
+                    await conn.execute(
+                        "INSERT INTO _pg_migrations (id) VALUES ($1)", mid
+                    )
+                    applied.append(mid)
+            return applied
+
+    last_exc: Exception | None = None
+    for attempt in range(1, _RETRY_ATTEMPTS + 1):
+        try:
+            return await _run()
+        except (asyncpg.PostgresConnectionError, ConnectionError, OSError) as exc:
+            last_exc = exc
+            if attempt < _RETRY_ATTEMPTS:
+                await asyncio.sleep(_RETRY_BACKOFF_S)
+            continue
+    assert last_exc is not None
+    raise last_exc
+
+
+__all__ = ["apply_pg_migrations"]
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+-- Praxis v0.4 operator-tier schema migration 0001.
+-- Creates the 5 operator-tier tables. Uses gen_random_uuid() (PG16 core).
+-- Idempotent via IF NOT EXISTS (also safe through pg_migrate tracking).
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS operators (
+    id            UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    username      TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+    display_name  TEXT,
+    role          TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'operator',
+    is_active     BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    created_at    TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    last_login_at TIMESTAMPTZ
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS issued_credentials (
+    id            UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    operator_id   UUID REFERENCES operators(id),
+    learner_ref   TEXT NOT NULL,
+    vc_type       TEXT,
+    payload_jsonb JSONB NOT NULL,
+    signature_b64 TEXT NOT NULL,
+    status        TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'active',
+    issued_at     TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    revoked_at    TIMESTAMPTZ
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mastery_gate_events (
+    id                  UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    learner_ref         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    scenario_id         TEXT,
+    path_id             TEXT NOT NULL,
+    gate_outcome        TEXT,
+    rubric_scores_jsonb JSONB,
+    recorded_at         TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    source              TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'sync'
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cohort_aggregates (
+    path            TEXT NOT NULL,
+    metric          TEXT NOT NULL,
+    window_start    DATE NOT NULL,
+    window_end      DATE NOT NULL,
+    value           NUMERIC,
+    cell_count      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    cell_suppressed BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+    updated_at      TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    PRIMARY KEY (path, metric, window_start)
+);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS cohort_aggregates_path_window_idx
+    ON cohort_aggregates (path, window_start);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS issuer_keys (
+    id               TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    public_key       TEXT NOT NULL,
+    private_key_enc  BYTEA,
+    status           TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'active',
+    created_at       TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+-- Praxis v0.4 operator-tier Postgres schema (reference).
+-- Applied in order by db/pg_migrate.py via db/pg_migrations/*.sql.
+-- The canonical migration is 0001_operator_tier.sql; this file is the
+-- human-readable reference (kept in sync). Uses gen_random_uuid() which
+-- is in PG16 core (no extension needed — R-MT-05 verified).
+--
+-- Tables:
+--   operators            — operator accounts (argon2id password hash)
+--   issued_credentials   — VC issuance log (learner_ref is opaque, no FK)
+--   mastery_gate_events  — mastery gate audit log (REQ-NFR-MAST-02)
+--   cohort_aggregates    — k-anonymized cohort metrics (plain table, D-050)
+--   issuer_keys          — Ed25519 issuer key lifecycle (active/superseded)
+--
+-- No cross-DB FKs (D-031). learner_ref is an opaque string in Postgres.
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS operators (
+    id            UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    username      TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+    display_name  TEXT,
+    role          TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'operator',
+    is_active     BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    created_at    TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    last_login_at TIMESTAMPTZ
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS issued_credentials (
+    id            UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    operator_id   UUID REFERENCES operators(id),
+    learner_ref   TEXT NOT NULL,
+    vc_type       TEXT,
+    payload_jsonb JSONB NOT NULL,
+    signature_b64 TEXT NOT NULL,
+    status        TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'active',
+    issued_at     TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    revoked_at    TIMESTAMPTZ
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mastery_gate_events (
+    id                  UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    learner_ref         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    scenario_id         TEXT,
+    path_id             TEXT NOT NULL,
+    gate_outcome        TEXT,
+    rubric_scores_jsonb JSONB,
+    recorded_at         TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    source              TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'sync'
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cohort_aggregates (
+    path           TEXT NOT NULL,
+    metric         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    window_start   DATE NOT NULL,
+    window_end     DATE NOT NULL,
+    value          NUMERIC,
+    cell_count     INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    cell_suppressed BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+    updated_at     TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    PRIMARY KEY (path, metric, window_start)
+);
+-- Plain table, NOT partitioned (D-050..D-053; add partitioning post-pilot).
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS cohort_aggregates_path_window_idx
+    ON cohort_aggregates (path, window_start);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS issuer_keys (
+    id               TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    public_key       TEXT NOT NULL,
+    private_key_enc  BYTEA,
+    status           TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'active',
+    created_at       TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+"""Postgres store — operator-tier access layer (D-040, D-050, TASK-01-06).
+
+Async access via an asyncpg.Pool. Implements the IssuerKeyStore protocol
+(server/vc/issuer_keys.py) so VC verification can use either PraxisStore
+(SQLite, v0.3) or PgStore (Postgres, v0.4). No cross-DB joins (D-031);
+`learner_ref` is an opaque string in Postgres (not a FK to SQLite).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import uuid
+from typing import Any
+
+import asyncpg
+
+
+class PgStore:
+    """Async Postgres store for the v0.4 operator tier."""
+
+    def __init__(self, pool: asyncpg.Pool) -> None:
+        self.pool = pool
+
+    # ── Operator CRUD ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    async def get_operator_by_username(self, username: str) -> dict | None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "SELECT id, username, password_hash, display_name, role, "
+                "is_active, created_at, last_login_at "
+                "FROM operators WHERE username = $1",
+                username,
+            )
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
+    async def get_operator_by_id(self, operator_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "SELECT id, username, password_hash, display_name, role, "
+                "is_active, created_at, last_login_at "
+                "FROM operators WHERE id = $1",
+                operator_id,
+            )
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
+    async def update_last_login(self, operator_id: str) -> None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "UPDATE operators SET last_login_at = now() WHERE id = $1",
+                operator_id,
+            )
+
+    async def insert_operator(
+        self,
+        username: str,
+        password_hash: str,
+        display_name: str | None = None,
+        *,
+        on_conflict_update: bool = False,
+    ) -> str | None:
+        """Insert an operator (idempotent on username). Returns the id, or
+        None if the row already existed and on_conflict_update is False."""
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            if on_conflict_update:
+                row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                    "INSERT INTO operators (username, password_hash, display_name) "
+                    "VALUES ($1, $2, $3) "
+                    "ON CONFLICT (username) DO UPDATE SET "
+                    "password_hash = excluded.password_hash, "
+                    "display_name = excluded.display_name "
+                    "RETURNING id",
+                    username,
+                    password_hash,
+                    display_name,
+                )
+                return str(row["id"]) if row else None
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "INSERT INTO operators (username, password_hash, display_name) "
+                "VALUES ($1, $2, $3) "
+                "ON CONFLICT (username) DO NOTHING "
+                "RETURNING id",
+                username,
+                password_hash,
+                display_name,
+            )
+            return str(row["id"]) if row else None
+
+    # ── Cohort aggregate read/write ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+    async def get_cohort_aggregates(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        metric: str,
+        since_date: Any,
+    ) -> list[dict]:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            rows = await conn.fetch(
+                "SELECT path, metric, window_start, window_end, value, "
+                "cell_count, cell_suppressed, updated_at "
+                "FROM cohort_aggregates "
+                "WHERE path = $1 AND metric = $2 AND window_start >= $3 "
+                "ORDER BY window_start",
+                path,
+                metric,
+                since_date,
+            )
+            return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+    async def upsert_cohort_aggregate(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        metric: str,
+        window_start: Any,
+        window_end: Any,
+        value: float | None,
+        cell_count: int,
+        cell_suppressed: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO cohort_aggregates "
+                "(path, metric, window_start, window_end, value, cell_count, "
+                "cell_suppressed, updated_at) "
+                "VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, now()) "
+                "ON CONFLICT (path, metric, window_start) DO UPDATE SET "
+                "window_end = excluded.window_end, value = excluded.value, "
+                "cell_count = excluded.cell_count, "
+                "cell_suppressed = excluded.cell_suppressed, "
+                "updated_at = now()",
+                path,
+                metric,
+                window_start,
+                window_end,
+                value,
+                cell_count,
+                cell_suppressed,
+            )
+
+    # ── IssuerKeyStore protocol (D-051, TASK-04-02) ──────────────────────
+
+    async def init_issuer_key(
+        self,
+        key_id: str,
+        public_key: str,
+        private_key_enc: bytes | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO issuer_keys (id, public_key, private_key_enc, status) "
+                "VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'active') "
+                "ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING",
+                key_id,
+                public_key,
+                private_key_enc if private_key_enc is not None else b"",
+            )
+
+    async def get_active_signing_key_row(self) -> dict | None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "SELECT id, public_key, private_key_enc, status, created_at "
+                "FROM issuer_keys WHERE status = 'active' "
+                "ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1"
+            )
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
+    async def get_public_key_row(self, key_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        # Queries by id (NOT status) so superseded keys are found too —
+        # this is the R-VC-MIG-01 verification fallback (D-051).
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "SELECT id, public_key, private_key_enc, status, created_at "
+                "FROM issuer_keys WHERE id = $1",
+                key_id,
+            )
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
+    async def set_issuer_key_superseded(self, key_id: str) -> None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "UPDATE issuer_keys SET status = 'superseded' WHERE id = $1",
+                key_id,
+            )
+
+    # ── Credential methods ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    async def insert_credential(
+        self,
+        cred_id: str,
+        learner_ref: str,
+        payload_json: str,
+        signature_b64: str,
+        *,
+        operator_id: str | None = None,
+        vc_type: str = "MasteryCredential",
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO issued_credentials "
+                "(id, operator_id, learner_ref, vc_type, payload_jsonb, "
+                "signature_b64, status) "
+                "VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5::jsonb, $6, 'active')",
+                cred_id,
+                operator_id,
+                learner_ref,
+                vc_type,
+                payload_json,
+                signature_b64,
+            )
+
+    async def get_credential(self, cred_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        # Returns a row shaped like PraxisStore.get_credential so the
+        # verification code can use either store interchangeably.
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            row = await conn.fetchrow(
+                "SELECT id, learner_ref, "
+                "payload_jsonb::text AS vc_payload_json, signature_b64, "
+                "status, issued_at "
+                "FROM issued_credentials WHERE id = $1",
+                cred_id,
+            )
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
+    async def set_credential_status(self, cred_id: str, status: str) -> None:
+        extra = ", revoked_at = now()" if status == "revoked" else ""
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                f"UPDATE issued_credentials SET status = $1{extra} WHERE id = $2",
+                status,
+                cred_id,
+            )
+
+    async def list_credentials(self, operator_id: str | None = None) -> list[dict]:
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            if operator_id is None:
+                rows = await conn.fetch(
+                    "SELECT id, learner_ref, vc_type, status, issued_at, "
+                    "revoked_at FROM issued_credentials ORDER BY issued_at DESC"
+                )
+            else:
+                rows = await conn.fetch(
+                    "SELECT id, learner_ref, vc_type, status, issued_at, "
+                    "revoked_at FROM issued_credentials "
+                    "WHERE operator_id = $1 ORDER BY issued_at DESC",
+                    operator_id,
+                )
+            return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+    # ── Mastery gate event ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    async def record_gate_event(
+        self,
+        learner_ref: str,
+        path_id: str,
+        scenario_id: str | None = None,
+        gate_outcome: str | None = None,
+        rubric_scores_jsonb: Any | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        event_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        scores_json = (
+            rubric_scores_jsonb
+            if isinstance(rubric_scores_jsonb, str)
+            else (json.dumps(rubric_scores_jsonb) if rubric_scores_jsonb is not None else None)
+        )
+        async with self.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO mastery_gate_events "
+                "(id, learner_ref, scenario_id, path_id, gate_outcome, "
+                "rubric_scores_jsonb, source) "
+                "VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6::jsonb, 'sync')",
+                event_id,
+                learner_ref,
+                scenario_id,
+                path_id,
+                gate_outcome,
+                scores_json,
+            )
+        return event_id
+
+
+__all__ = ["PgStore"]
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class PraxisStore:
        async with self._connect() as db:
            db.row_factory = aiosqlite.Row
            cur = await db.execute(
-                "SELECT id, public_key, status, created_at "
+                "SELECT id, public_key, private_key_enc, status, created_at "
                "FROM issuer_keys WHERE id = ?",
                (key_id,),
            )
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Praxis v0.2 — Docker Compose service definition
-# Runs the praxis server inside a Docker container (inside an LXC CT).
-# Per RESEARCH.md Q4/Q8 / ARCHITECTURE.md §v0.2 Deployment Architecture.
+# Praxis — Docker Compose service definition (v0.2 + v0.4 Postgres).
+# Runs the praxis server + a Postgres 16 service inside a Docker-in-LXC CT.
+# Per ARCHITECTURE.md §v0.2 Deployment + §v0.4 Operator-Tier Architecture.

 services:
  praxis:
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ services:
      DEEPGRAM_REGION: "${DEEPGRAM_REGION:-na}"
      # Cartesia (D-014)
      CARTESIA_VOICE_ID: "${CARTESIA_VOICE_ID:-a3536a36-1d18-4efb-a95a-7c44b7b5e384}"
+      # v0.4 operator tier — Postgres DSN (D-050). Empty → graceful no-pool mode.
+      PRAXIS_PG_DSN: "${PRAXIS_PG_DSN:-}"
+      # v0.4 auth (D-041, D-056). Empty → server generates ephemeral secret (dev only).
+      PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET: "${PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET:-}"
+      PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE: "${PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE:-true}"
+      PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY: "${PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY:-}"
+      PRAXIS_ISSUER_URL: "${PRAXIS_ISSUER_URL:-https://praxis.example/issuers/v0.4}"
    env_file:
      # /etc/praxis/server.env is written by install-service.sh with
      # secrets injected via lxc.environment (G-101 fix: GITEA_TOKEN baked
@@ -43,7 +50,45 @@ services:
      # `docker compose up` in production (so secrets are present at runtime).
      - path: /etc/praxis/server.env
        required: false
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - praxis-net
+
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-slim
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: praxis
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${PRAXIS_PG_PASSWORD:-}"
+      POSTGRES_DB: praxis
+      PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+    env_file:
+      - path: /etc/praxis/server.env
+        required: false
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - pgbackups:/backups
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U praxis -d praxis"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+    networks:
+      - praxis-net
+    # No `ports:` — Postgres is NOT exposed to the LXC host bridge (D-040).
+    # The praxis service reaches it via the praxis-net bridge using the
+    # service-DNS name `postgres`.

 volumes:
  praxis-data:
-    driver: local
+    driver: local
+  pgdata:
+    driver: local
+  pgbackups:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  praxis-net:
+    driver: bridge
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ dependencies = [
    "pynacl>=1.5",
    "canonicaljson>=2.0",
    "base58>=2.1",
+    # v0.4 operator tier — Postgres pool (D-050), argon2id passwords (D-041),
+    # slowapi rate limiting (D-041). RESEARCH-v0.4 §new-deps.
+    "asyncpg>=0.29",
+    "argon2-cffi>=23.1",
+    "slowapi>=0.1",
+    # SessionMiddleware uses itsdangerous for signed cookies (D-056).
+    "itsdangerous>=2.1",
 ]

 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Praxis v0.4 — Nightly Postgres backup (D-055, G-008).
+#
+# Host-side cron script (decoupled from praxis service uptime —
+# RESEARCH-v0.4 §1.5). Runs pg_dump inside the postgres container and
+# writes a compressed custom-format dump to the pgbackups volume.
+#
+# The %u date format = day-of-week 1..7 (Monday=1, Sunday=7) → rolling
+# 7-file retention with zero cleanup logic (D-055). Re-running overwrites
+# the same day-of-week file.
+#
+# Cron entry (host, 03:30 CT nightly):
+#   30 3 * * * /opt/praxis/scripts/backup-pg.sh
+#
+# Restore drill (G-008 — run at least once in staging to prove the backup
+# is valid; NEVER restore into a live DB without stopping praxis first):
+#   docker compose stop praxis
+#   docker compose exec postgres pg_restore -U praxis -d praxis \
+#     --clean --if-exists /backups/praxis-3.dump
+#   # verify: \d operators; SELECT count(*) FROM operators; (etc. for all 5 tables)
+#   docker compose start praxis
+#
+# POSIX-sh compatible (no bashisms). Exit 0 on success, 1 on failure.
+# Args: none. Env: COMPOSE_PROJECT_DIR (default: current dir).
+
+set -eu
+
+PROJECT_DIR="${COMPOSE_PROJECT_DIR:-$(pwd)}"
+cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
+
+DOW="$(date +%u)"
+DUMP_FILE="/backups/praxis-${DOW}.dump"
+
+echo "backup-pg: dumping praxis DB → ${DUMP_FILE} (day-of-week ${DOW})"
+
+# -Fc = custom compressed format (works with pg_restore --clean --if-exists).
+# -T stops the container from streaming while dumping? No — pg_dump is
+# consistent within a transaction; the praxis service can stay up.
+docker compose exec -T postgres pg_dump -U praxis -Fc praxis -f "$DUMP_FILE"
+
+# Verify the dump is non-empty (sanity — a 0-byte dump means failure).
+SIZE=$(docker compose exec -T postgres stat -c '%s' "$DUMP_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+if [ "$SIZE" -le 0 ]; then
+    echo "backup-pg: ERROR — dump file is empty (${DUMP_FILE})" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "backup-pg: OK — ${DUMP_FILE} is ${SIZE} bytes"
+echo "backup-pg: restore drill (G-008): docker compose exec postgres pg_restore -U praxis -d praxis --clean --if-exists ${DUMP_FILE}"
+exit 0
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Praxis v0.4 — Operator bootstrap CLI (TASK-05-01, D-052).
+
+Creates the initial operator from env-provided credentials. Idempotent
+(ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING). The --update flag forces a rehash + update.
+
+Env:
+  PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER  — operator username (required)
+  PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS  — operator password (required)
+  PRAXIS_PG_DSN                   — Postgres DSN (required)
+
+Exit: 0 on success (created or already-exists), 1 on missing env / DB error.
+Retries on connection failure (3 attempts, 5s backoff — R-BOOT-01).
+
+Run:
+  PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER=admin PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS=... \
+  PRAXIS_PG_DSN=postgresql://praxis:...@postgres:5432/praxis \
+  python3 scripts/create-operator.py
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+
+from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+
+_ph = PasswordHasher()
+_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 3
+_RETRY_BACKOFF_S = 5.0
+
+
+async def create_operator(update: bool = False) -> int:
+    user = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER", "").strip()
+    pw = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS", "")
+    dsn = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_PG_DSN", "").strip()
+    if not user or not pw:
+        print(
+            "create-operator: ERROR — PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER and "
+            "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS must be set (R-BOOT-02).",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+    if not dsn:
+        print(
+            "create-operator: ERROR — PRAXIS_PG_DSN must be set.",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    import asyncpg
+    from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations
+    from db.pg_store import PgStore
+
+    last_exc: Exception | None = None
+    for attempt in range(1, _RETRY_ATTEMPTS + 1):
+        try:
+            pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+                dsn=dsn, min_size=1, max_size=3, command_timeout=10
+            )
+            try:
+                await apply_pg_migrations(pool)
+                store = PgStore(pool)
+                pw_hash = _ph.hash(pw)
+                display = user
+                oid = await store.insert_operator(
+                    user, pw_hash, display, on_conflict_update=update
+                )
+                if update:
+                    print(f"create-operator: updated operator {user!r} (id={oid})")
+                elif oid is not None:
+                    print(f"create-operator: created operator {user!r} (id={oid})")
+                else:
+                    print(f"create-operator: operator {user!r} already exists (no change)")
+                return 0
+            finally:
+                await pool.close()
+        except (asyncpg.PostgresConnectionError, ConnectionError, OSError) as exc:
+            last_exc = exc
+            if attempt < _RETRY_ATTEMPTS:
+                print(
+                    f"create-operator: connection attempt {attempt} failed "
+                    f"({exc}); retrying in {_RETRY_BACKOFF_S}s (R-BOOT-01)...",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                await asyncio.sleep(_RETRY_BACKOFF_S)
+            continue
+    print(f"create-operator: ERROR — could not connect after {_RETRY_ATTEMPTS} "
+          f"attempts: {last_exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 1
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create the initial Praxis operator.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--update", action="store_true",
+        help="Force rehash + update if the operator already exists.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return asyncio.run(create_operator(update=args.update))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ upid=$(pve_curl POST "$create_path" \
    "hostname=${hostname}" \
    "storage=${storage}" \
    "rootfs=${storage}:16" \
-    "memory=${PROXMOX_MEMORY_MB:-4096}" \
+    # v0.4: 6144MB default (was 4096 in v0.2). Postgres ~400MB + praxis
+    # ~500MB + Docker daemon ~200MB + build headroom ~1GB + margin
+    # (REQ-NFR-MT-01). Override with PROXMOX_MEMORY_MB if needed.
+    "memory=${PROXMOX_MEMORY_MB:-6144}" \
    "net0=name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp" \
    "arch=amd64" \
    "features=nesting=1")
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ no audio/no tokens at runtime, not a crash.
 from __future__ import annotations

 import os
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from typing import Any

 from loguru import logger
@@ -27,14 +28,25 @@ try:
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
    pass

-from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from pipecat.transports.smallwebrtc.connection import SmallWebRTCConnection
+from slowapi.errors import RateLimitExceeded
+from slowapi import _rate_limit_exceeded_handler

+from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations
+from db.pg_store import PgStore
 from db.store import PraxisStore
+from server.auth.cookies import get_session_middleware_kwargs
+from server.auth.rate_limit import limiter
+from server.auth.routes import router as auth_router
 from server.pipeline import build_pipeline
+from server.vc.issuer_keys import _load_root_key
+from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
 from server.vc.verification import verify_credential
+from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware

 _store = PraxisStore()

@@ -47,6 +59,58 @@ HOST = _env("PRAXIS_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
 PORT = int(_env("PRAXIS_PORT", "8789"))


+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    """v0.4 — create the asyncpg Postgres pool on startup, close on shutdown.
+
+    Graceful degradation (D-050, REQ-NFR-MT-01): if PRAXIS_PG_DSN is unset,
+    the server starts without Postgres — the learner voice loop (SQLite)
+    is unaffected. app.state.pg_pool / app.state.pg_store are None in that
+    case and auth/operator routes return 503.
+    """
+    dsn = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_PG_DSN", "").strip()
+    if not dsn:
+        logger.warning(
+            "PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set — starting without Postgres (dev/no-pool mode). "
+            "Operator auth + cohort endpoints will be unavailable (503). "
+            "Learner voice loop (SQLite) is unaffected."
+        )
+        app.state.pg_pool = None
+        app.state.pg_store = None
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            return
+    import asyncpg
+
+    logger.info("Creating asyncpg Postgres pool (min=1, max=10, D-050)")
+    pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+        dsn=dsn,
+        min_size=1,
+        max_size=10,
+        command_timeout=10,
+    )
+    app.state.pg_pool = pool
+    app.state.pg_store = PgStore(pool)
+    try:
+        applied = await apply_pg_migrations(pool)
+        if applied:
+            logger.info(f"Postgres migrations applied: {applied}")
+        else:
+            logger.info("Postgres migrations up to date")
+        # VC key migration (TASK-06-03, R-VC-MIG-01, G-027) — runs once on
+        # first boot, idempotent. Non-fatal on failure (v0.3 SQLite path
+        # remains intact for verification).
+        await _maybe_migrate_issuer_keys()
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            pass
+    finally:
+        await pool.close()
+        logger.info("Postgres pool closed")
+
+
 class WebRTCOffer(BaseModel):
    """Client→server WebRTC offer (SDP + type)."""

@@ -54,13 +118,19 @@ class WebRTCOffer(BaseModel):
    type: str = "offer"


-app = FastAPI(title="Praxis v0.1 voice server", version="0.1.0")
+app = FastAPI(title="Praxis v0.1 voice server", version="0.1.0", lifespan=lifespan)
+# slowapi rate-limit state + 429 handler (D-041, TASK-03-03).
+app.state.limiter = limiter
+app.add_exception_handler(RateLimitExceeded, _rate_limit_exceeded_handler)
 app.add_middleware(
    CORSMiddleware,
    allow_origins=["*"],  # dev — the client is a separate Vite origin
    allow_methods=["*"],
    allow_headers=["*"],
 )
+# SessionMiddleware (signed cookies, D-056) — added AFTER CORS so it is
+# the outermost middleware (signs cookies before CORS headers are added).
+app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, **get_session_middleware_kwargs())


@app.get("/health")
@@ -123,20 +193,60 @@ async def webrtc_offer(offer: WebRTCOffer) -> dict[str, str]:

@app.get("/vc/verify/{credential_id}")
 async def vc_verify(credential_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Public, unauthenticated VC verification endpoint (D-043).
+    """Public, unauthenticated VC verification endpoint (D-043, G-011).

-    Returns {valid, status, issuer, credential, mastery, credentialTier,
-    verifiedAt}. 404 if the credential id is not found. No PII beyond what
-    the credential asserts.
+    Two-store fallback (G-011, binding contract):
+      (a) If Postgres is available (app.state.pg_store), use it for issuer
+          key lookup (active + superseded keys).
+      (b) If the credential is not in Postgres issued_credentials, fall back
+          to SQLite (v0.3 credentials remain in SQLite — D-051).
+      (c) If Postgres is NOT available, use the v0.3 SQLite path for both.
+    The VC key migration (TASK-04-03) runs once on first boot (idempotent)
+    inside the lifespan — see _maybe_migrate_issuer_keys.
    """
    await _store.init()
-    result = await verify_credential(_store, credential_id)
+    pg_store = getattr(app.state, "pg_store", None)
+    result = await verify_credential(
+        _store, credential_id,
+        pg_store=pg_store, sqlite_store=_store,
+    )
    if result is None:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="credential not found")
    return result


-# ── Static client serving (D-023, REQ-DEPLOY-13) ────────────────────
+async def _maybe_migrate_issuer_keys() -> None:
+    """Run the VC key migration on first boot (TASK-06-03, R-VC-MIG-01).
+
+    Idempotent — no-op if Postgres already has an active issuer key. G-027:
+    if SQLite has no v0.3 active key (fresh deploy), skips archive and only
+    generates a fresh v0.4 keypair.
+    """
+    pg_store = getattr(app.state, "pg_store", None)
+    if pg_store is None:
+        return
+    try:
+        await _store.init()
+        root_key = _load_root_key()
+        result = await migrate_issuer_keys(_store, pg_store, root_key)
+        if result["new_key_id"] is not None:
+            logger.info(
+                f"VC key migration: archived v0.3 key={result['archived_key_id']}, "
+                f"generated fresh v0.4 key={result['new_key_id']}"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.info("VC key migration: active key already present (no-op)")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error(f"VC key migration failed (non-fatal — v0.3 path intact): {exc}")
+
+
+# ── Operator auth routes (TASK-06-02, D-057) ───────────────────────────
+# Mounted BEFORE the StaticFiles mount so /api/operator/* is matched by
+# the router (routes-before-static-mount constraint, carry-forward v0.2).
+app.include_router(auth_router)
+
+
+# ── Static client serving (D-023, REQ-DEPLOY-13) ──────────────────────
 # Mount client/dist as StaticFiles at "/" AFTER all API routes so they
 # take precedence. html=True serves index.html for "/" (SPA root).
 # The client has no React Router (single-view state machine: start→live
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Signed cookie configuration (TASK-03-02, D-041, D-056, R-AUTH-01, G-031).
+
+Returns kwargs for Starlette SessionMiddleware (itsdangerous HMAC-SHA256
+signed cookies — D-056, stateless, no sessions table). The cookie name is
+`praxis_op` (distinct from any future learner cookie).
+
+R-AUTH-01 / G-031 reframe: the PRIMARY mitigation for a sniffed operator
+cookie is the k-anonymity defense-in-depth — the cohort dashboard reads
+only k-anonymized aggregates, so a sniffed cookie leaks NO learner PII.
+The `PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE` flag is the SECONDARY mitigation (operational
+convenience for when TLS arrives). It defaults to true; the HTTP pilot
+(LXC, no TLS — D-030) sets it to false with a logged WARNING.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import secrets
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+_COOKIE_MAX_AGE_S = 28800  # 8h (D-041)
+
+
+def _env_bool(key: str, default: bool) -> bool:
+    raw = os.environ.get(key, "").strip().lower()
+    if raw in ("true", "1", "yes", "on"):
+        return True
+    if raw in ("false", "0", "no", "off"):
+        return False
+    return default
+
+
+def get_session_middleware_kwargs() -> dict:
+    """Return kwargs for Starlette SessionMiddleware.
+
+    If PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET is unset, generate an ephemeral random secret
+    and log a WARNING (dev only — sessions won't survive a restart and this
+    MUST NOT be used in pilot/production).
+    """
+    secret = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET", "").strip()
+    if not secret:
+        secret = secrets.token_urlsafe(48)
+        logger.warning(
+            "PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET not set — generated an ephemeral random secret. "
+            "Sessions will NOT survive a server restart. This is dev-only; set "
+            "PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET (>=32 bytes) for pilot/production."
+        )
+    secure = _env_bool("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE", True)
+    if not secure:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Cookie Secure flag disabled (PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE=false) — HTTP pilot "
+            "mode (R-AUTH-01). Do not use in production. NOTE (G-031): the primary "
+            "R-AUTH-01 mitigation is k-anon defense-in-depth (cohort dashboard reads "
+            "only k-anonymized aggregates → sniffed cookie leaks no PII); this flag "
+            "is the secondary mitigation."
+        )
+    return {
+        "secret_key": secret,
+        "session_cookie": "praxis_op",
+        "max_age": _COOKIE_MAX_AGE_S,
+        "https_only": secure,
+        "same_site": "strict",
+        "path": "/",
+    }
+
+
+__all__ = ["get_session_middleware_kwargs"]
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""current_operator dependency (TASK-03-04, D-057).
+
+Server-side auth enforcement: every `/api/operator/*` protected route uses
+`Depends(current_operator)`. The dependency NEVER trusts the client (D-057)
+— it reads the signed-cookie session, fetches the operator from Postgres,
+and 401s on any gap (missing/invalid/expired cookie, unknown id, inactive
+operator). The cookie is the authz *token*; the Postgres lookup is the
+authz *decision*.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import HTTPException, Request, status
+
+from server.auth.models import Operator
+
+
+async def current_operator(request: Request) -> Operator:
+    """Resolve the authenticated operator from the signed-cookie session.
+
+    Raises 401 on: missing session, missing operator_id, no Postgres store
+    (503 actually — operator tier unavailable), unknown operator id, or an
+    inactive operator (session is cleared in the latter case so the client
+    cookie is invalidated).
+    """
+    pg_store = getattr(request.app.state, "pg_store", None)
+    if pg_store is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            detail="operator tier unavailable (no Postgres)",
+        )
+    session = request.session
+    op_id = session.get("operator_id") if session else None
+    if not op_id:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="not authenticated",
+        )
+    row = await pg_store.get_operator_by_id(op_id)
+    if row is None or not row.get("is_active"):
+        # Inactive/unknown → clear the session so the cookie is invalidated.
+        if session:
+            session.clear()
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="not authenticated",
+        )
+    return Operator(
+        id=str(row["id"]),
+        username=row["username"],
+        display_name=row.get("display_name"),
+        role=row.get("role", "operator"),
+    )
+
+
+__all__ = ["current_operator"]
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""Auth data models (TASK-03-04)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Operator:
+    """The authenticated operator injected into protected routes (D-057)."""
+
+    id: str
+    username: str
+    display_name: str | None
+    role: str
+
+
+__all__ = ["Operator"]
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""Argon2id password hashing (TASK-03-01, D-041, REQ-NFR-AUTH-01).
+
+Uses argon2-cffi PasswordHasher with defaults that exceed OWASP minimums
+(time_cost=3, memory_cost=64MiB, parallelism=4 — RESEARCH-v0.4 §2.1).
+Single operator, low-frequency logins → hashing latency < 1s is
+acceptable (R-AUTH-02).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+from argon2.exceptions import VerifyMismatchError
+
+_ph = PasswordHasher()
+
+
+def hash_password(plain: str) -> str:
+    """Hash a plaintext password with argon2id. Returns the encoded hash string."""
+    return _ph.hash(plain)
+
+
+def verify_password(stored_hash: str, plain: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify a plaintext password against a stored argon2id hash.
+
+    Returns False on mismatch (no exception) so the login flow can apply a
+    uniform 401 + rate-limit-increment path on any auth failure.
+    """
+    try:
+        _ph.verify(stored_hash, plain)
+        return True
+    except VerifyMismatchError:
+        return False
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def needs_rehash(stored_hash: str) -> bool:
+    """True if the stored hash was produced with weaker params than the
+    current PasswordHasher defaults. The login flow rehashes + updates the
+    store when this returns True (param upgrades without forcing a reset)."""
+    return _ph.check_needs_rehash(stored_hash)
+
+
+__all__ = ["hash_password", "verify_password", "needs_rehash"]
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Login rate limiting (TASK-03-03, D-041).
+
+slowapi Limiter with an in-memory backend (single-instance — D-041).
+5 login attempts per minute per client IP. On exceed → 429 + Retry-After.
+
+R-AUTH-03 (in-memory counter lost on restart) is an accepted pilot risk
+(RESEARCH-v0.4 §2.5) — a restart at most resets the counter, which slightly
+widens the brute-force window but does not enable it (argon2id + 5/min is
+still the binding control). A hand-rolled counter is the documented
+fallback if slowapi is ever removed.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from slowapi import Limiter
+from slowapi.util import get_remote_address
+
+limiter = Limiter(key_func=get_remote_address, storage_uri="memory://")
+
+
+def reset_login_rate_limit() -> None:
+    """Clear the in-memory rate-limit counters (test helper + restart-safe)."""
+    try:
+        limiter.reset()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def rate_limit_login():
+    """Decorator factory: 5 login attempts per minute per IP (D-041)."""
+    return limiter.limit("5/minute")
+
+
+__all__ = ["limiter", "rate_limit_login", "reset_login_rate_limit"]
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+"""Auth route handlers — login, logout, me (TASK-03-05, D-041, D-056, D-057).
+
+APIRouter(prefix="/api/operator") with:
+  POST /login   — rate-limited 5/min (TASK-03-03), NOT auth-gated.
+  POST /logout  — auth-gated (Depends(current_operator)).
+  GET  /me      — auth-gated (React route guard — D-057).
+
+Stateless cookies (D-056): logout clears the server-side session; the
+client also clears its cookie. No sessions table.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, status
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from server.auth.dependencies import current_operator
+from server.auth.models import Operator
+from server.auth.passwords import hash_password, needs_rehash, verify_password
+from server.auth.rate_limit import rate_limit_login
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/operator", tags=["operator-auth"])
+
+
+class LoginBody(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+    password: str
+
+
+class OperatorOut(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    username: str
+    display_name: str | None
+    role: str = "operator"
+
+
+class LoginResponse(BaseModel):
+    operator: OperatorOut
+
+
+class MeResponse(BaseModel):
+    operator: OperatorOut
+
+
+class OkResponse(BaseModel):
+    ok: bool = True
+
+
+def _operator_out(op: Operator) -> OperatorOut:
+    return OperatorOut(
+        id=op.id,
+        username=op.username,
+        display_name=op.display_name,
+        role=op.role,
+    )
+
+
+@router.post("/login", response_model=LoginResponse)
+@rate_limit_login()
+async def login(body: LoginBody, request: Request) -> LoginResponse:
+    """Rate-limited login (5/min per IP — D-041).
+
+    On success: sets `request.session["operator_id"]` (signed cookie via
+    SessionMiddleware) + updates last_login_at. On needs_rehash → rehash +
+    update the store. On failure → 401 (no cookie set).
+    """
+    pg_store = getattr(request.app.state, "pg_store", None)
+    if pg_store is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            detail="operator tier unavailable (no Postgres)",
+        )
+    row = await pg_store.get_operator_by_username(body.username)
+    if row is None or not row.get("is_active"):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="invalid credentials",
+        )
+    if not verify_password(row["password_hash"], body.password):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="invalid credentials",
+        )
+    op_id = str(row["id"])
+    request.session["operator_id"] = op_id
+    await pg_store.update_last_login(op_id)
+    if needs_rehash(row["password_hash"]):
+        new_hash = hash_password(body.password)
+        async with pg_store.pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "UPDATE operators SET password_hash = $1 WHERE id = $2",
+                new_hash, op_id,
+            )
+    return LoginResponse(
+        operator=OperatorOut(
+            id=op_id,
+            username=row["username"],
+            display_name=row.get("display_name"),
+            role=row.get("role", "operator"),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@router.post("/logout", response_model=OkResponse)
+async def logout(request: Request, op: Operator = Depends(current_operator)) -> OkResponse:
+    # Stateless (D-056): clearing the server session invalidates the signed
+    # cookie's payload; the client also clears its cookie.
+    request.session.clear()
+    return OkResponse(ok=True)
+
+
+@router.get("/me", response_model=MeResponse)
+async def me(op: Operator = Depends(current_operator)) -> MeResponse:
+    """React route guard endpoint (D-057). 200 → render; 401 → redirect."""
+    return MeResponse(operator=_operator_out(op))
+
+
+__all__ = ["router"]
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import base64
 import os
 import uuid
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Protocol, runtime_checkable

 import nacl.secret
 import nacl.signing
@@ -22,6 +23,27 @@ from db.store import PraxisStore
 _SECRETBOX_KEY_BYTES = nacl.secret.SecretBox.KEY_SIZE


+@runtime_checkable
+class IssuerKeyStore(Protocol):
+    """Issuer key store protocol (D-051, TASK-04-01).
+
+    Both PraxisStore (SQLite, v0.3) and PgStore (Postgres, v0.4) implement
+    this protocol — R-VC-MIG-03 mitigation (both stores share the same
+    interface so verification can use either). The structural check lets
+    `isinstance(store, IssuerKeyStore)` succeed for duck-typed stores.
+    """
+
+    async def init_issuer_key(
+        self, key_id: str, public_key: str, private_key_enc: bytes
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+    async def get_active_signing_key_row(self) -> dict | None: ...
+
+    async def get_public_key_row(self, key_id: str) -> dict | None: ...
+
+    async def set_issuer_key_superseded(self, key_id: str) -> None: ...
+
+
 def _load_root_key() -> bytes:
    raw = os.environ.get("PRAXIS_VC_ISSUER_KEY", "")
    if raw:
@@ -63,7 +85,7 @@ def _decrypt_private_key(private_key_enc: bytes, root_key: bytes) -> nacl.signin
    return nacl.signing.SigningKey(seed)


-async def init_issuer_key(store: PraxisStore, root_key: bytes | None = None) -> KeyPair:
+async def init_issuer_key(store: IssuerKeyStore, root_key: bytes | None = None) -> KeyPair:
    rk = root_key if root_key is not None else _load_root_key()
    signing_key = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
    verify_key = signing_key.verify_key
@@ -75,7 +97,7 @@ async def init_issuer_key(store: PraxisStore, root_key: bytes | None = None) ->


 async def get_active_signing_key(
-    store: PraxisStore, root_key: bytes | None = None
+    store: IssuerKeyStore, root_key: bytes | None = None
 ) -> tuple[KeyPair, bytes]:
    rk = root_key if root_key is not None else _load_root_key()
    row = await store.get_active_signing_key_row()
@@ -89,18 +111,19 @@ async def get_active_signing_key(
    return kp, row["private_key_enc"]


-async def _fetch_private_key_enc(store: PraxisStore, key_id: str) -> bytes:
-    async with store._connect() as db:
-        db.row_factory = None
-        cur = await db.execute(
-            "SELECT private_key_enc FROM issuer_keys WHERE id = ?", (key_id,)
-        )
-        row = await cur.fetchone()
-        return bytes(row[0]) if row else b""
+async def _fetch_private_key_enc(store: IssuerKeyStore, key_id: str) -> bytes:
+    # PraxisStore exposes a _connect() context manager; PgStore does not
+    # (it uses a pool). Use the protocol's get_public_key_row which both
+    # stores implement, and read private_key_enc from the returned row.
+    row = await store.get_public_key_row(key_id)
+    if row is None:
+        return b""
+    enc = row.get("private_key_enc")
+    return bytes(enc) if enc is not None else b""


 async def get_public_key_for_verification(
-    store: PraxisStore, key_id: str
+    store: IssuerKeyStore, key_id: str
 ) -> nacl.signing.VerifyKey:
    row = await store.get_public_key_row(key_id)
    if row is None:
@@ -119,6 +142,7 @@ async def rotate_key(store: PraxisStore, root_key: bytes | None = None) -> KeyPa


 __all__ = [
+    "IssuerKeyStore",
    "KeyPair",
    "init_issuer_key",
    "get_active_signing_key",
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"""VC issuer key migration SQLite → Postgres (TASK-04-03, D-051).
+
+One-time migration procedure (R-VC-MIG-01 — highest-severity v0.4 risk):
+  1. Read the v0.3 active public key from SQLite issuer_keys.
+  2. Insert that public key into Postgres issuer_keys with status=
+     'superseded' (private key NOT migrated — only the public key is
+     archived for verification of already-issued v0.3 VCs).
+  3. Generate a fresh Ed25519 keypair in Postgres issuer_keys with
+     status='active' (encrypted at rest with the root key).
+  4. Return {archived_key_id, new_key_id}.
+
+R-VC-MIG-01 mitigation: the v0.3 public key is archived as superseded
+BEFORE the fresh key is activated (step 2 before step 3). This guarantees
+v0.3 VCs remain verifiable against the archived key.
+
+G-027 (first-boot path): if SQLite has NO v0.3 active key (fresh deploy),
+skip the archive step and only generate the fresh v0.4 keypair.
+
+Idempotent: if Postgres already has an active key, the whole procedure is
+a no-op. If Postgres already has a superseded key matching the v0.3 key_id,
+skip step 2 (already archived) but still generate the fresh key if no
+active key exists.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import uuid
+from typing import Any
+
+import nacl.signing
+
+from db.pg_store import PgStore
+from db.store import PraxisStore
+from server.vc.issuer_keys import _encrypt_private_key
+
+
+async def _archive_v03_public_key(
+    pg_store: PgStore, v03_key_id: str, v03_public_key: str
+) -> None:
+    """Insert the v0.3 public key into Postgres as superseded (idempotent)."""
+    existing = await pg_store.get_public_key_row(v03_key_id)
+    if existing is not None:
+        return  # already archived (or present as active — leave as-is)
+    await pg_store.init_issuer_key(v03_key_id, v03_public_key, b"")
+    await pg_store.set_issuer_key_superseded(v03_key_id)
+
+
+async def _generate_fresh_v04_key(
+    pg_store: PgStore, root_key: bytes
+) -> str:
+    """Generate a fresh Ed25519 keypair in Postgres as active. Returns key_id."""
+    signing_key = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    verify_key = signing_key.verify_key
+    public_key_b64 = base64.b64encode(bytes(verify_key)).decode("ascii")
+    private_key_enc = _encrypt_private_key(signing_key, root_key)
+    key_id = f"key-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+    await pg_store.init_issuer_key(key_id, public_key_b64, private_key_enc)
+    return key_id
+
+
+async def migrate_issuer_keys(
+    sqlite_store: PraxisStore,
+    pg_store: PgStore,
+    root_key: bytes,
+) -> dict[str, str | None]:
+    """Run the one-time VC key migration. Idempotent.
+
+    Returns {"archived_key_id": str | None, "new_key_id": str | None}.
+    archived_key_id is None on the G-027 first-boot path (no v0.3 key).
+    new_key_id is None if an active key already existed (no-op).
+    """
+    # If Postgres already has an active key, the whole migration is done.
+    active = await pg_store.get_active_signing_key_row()
+    if active is not None:
+        return {"archived_key_id": None, "new_key_id": None}
+
+    # Step 1 (G-027): read v0.3 active public key from SQLite. May be None
+    # on a fresh deploy with no v0.3 history.
+    v03_row = await sqlite_store.get_active_signing_key_row()
+    archived_key_id: str | None = None
+    if v03_row is not None:
+        v03_key_id = v03_row["id"]
+        v03_public_key = v03_row["public_key"]
+        # Step 2 (R-VC-MIG-01): archive BEFORE activating the fresh key.
+        await _archive_v03_public_key(pg_store, v03_key_id, v03_public_key)
+        archived_key_id = v03_key_id
+
+    # Step 3: generate the fresh v0.4 keypair as active.
+    new_key_id = await _generate_fresh_v04_key(pg_store, root_key)
+    return {"archived_key_id": archived_key_id, "new_key_id": new_key_id}
+
+
+__all__ = ["migrate_issuer_keys"]
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
-"""Public VC verification (SLICE-09 TASK-09-04, D-043, REQ-NFR-VC-02).
+"""Public VC verification (SLICE-09 TASK-09-04, D-043, REQ-NFR-VC-02;
+v0.4 TASK-04-04 two-store fallback per G-011).

 `GET /vc/verify/<credential_id>` — public, unauthenticated. Fetches the
-credential from SQLite, fetches the issuer public key, validates the Ed25519
-signature against the JCS-canonicalized payload, checks the Bitstring Status
-List (no cache — fetched on every verify call, REQ-NFR-VC-02). Returns JSON
+credential + issuer public key, validates the Ed25519 signature against
+the JCS-canonicalized payload, checks the Bitstring Status List (no cache
+— fetched on every verify call, REQ-NFR-VC-02). Returns JSON
 {valid, status, issuer, credential, mastery, credentialTier, verifiedAt}.
 No PII beyond what the credential asserts.
+
+G-011 two-store fallback semantics (binding contract):
+  (a) If Postgres is available (pg_store is not None), use it for issuer
+      key lookup (both active AND superseded keys — get_public_key_row
+      queries by id, not status).
+  (b) If Postgres is available but the credential is not found in its
+      issued_credentials table, fall back to SQLite issued_credentials
+      (v0.3 credentials remain in SQLite — D-051 "no re-issuance").
+  (c) If Postgres is NOT available (pg_store is None), use the existing
+      v0.3 SQLite path for BOTH keys and credentials (full v0.3 compat).
+The key store used for verification is always the one that holds the key
+row found by key_id; the credential store is whichever store had the row.
 """

 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -17,7 +30,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from db.store import PraxisStore

 from server.vc.issuer import verify_proof, extract_key_id, CREDENTIAL_TIER
-from server.vc.issuer_keys import get_public_key_for_verification
+from server.vc.issuer_keys import IssuerKeyStore, get_public_key_for_verification
 from server.vc.status_list import BitstringStatusList


@@ -26,26 +39,35 @@ def _now_iso() -> str:


 async def verify_credential(
-    store: PraxisStore, credential_id: str
+    store: IssuerKeyStore,
+    credential_id: str,
+    *,
+    pg_store: IssuerKeyStore | None = None,
+    sqlite_store: PraxisStore | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
-    row = await store.get_credential(credential_id)
+    """Verify a VC. Returns the verification result dict, or None if the
+    credential id is not found in any store.
+
+    Per G-011:
+      - If pg_store is provided, try it first for BOTH credential + key
+        lookup; fall back to sqlite_store for the credential if Postgres
+        doesn't have it (v0.3 credentials stay in SQLite).
+      - If pg_store is None, use `store` (the v0.3 SQLite path) for both.
+    """
+    row = await _lookup_credential(credential_id, store, pg_store, sqlite_store)
    if row is None:
        return None
    secured_doc = json.loads(row["vc_payload_json"])
    key_id = extract_key_id(secured_doc)
    if key_id is None:
        return _invalid(row, secured_doc)
-    try:
-        verify_key = await get_public_key_for_verification(store, key_id)
-    except KeyError:
+    # Key lookup: prefer pg_store (G-011a) for v0.4 keys + archived v0.3
+    # keys; fall back to `store` (SQLite) if pg_store doesn't have the key.
+    verify_key = await _lookup_public_key(key_id, store, pg_store)
+    if verify_key is None:
        return _invalid(row, secured_doc)
    sig_valid = verify_proof(secured_doc, verify_key)
-    revoked = False
-    cs = secured_doc.get("credentialStatus") or {}
-    idx_str = cs.get("statusListIndex")
-    if idx_str is not None:
-        sl = BitstringStatusList(store, "default")
-        revoked = await sl.get_status(int(idx_str))
+    revoked = await _check_revocation(secured_doc, store, sqlite_store or store)
    status = "revoked" if revoked else "active"
    valid = bool(sig_valid and not revoked)
    subject = secured_doc.get("credentialSubject") or {}
@@ -73,6 +95,54 @@ async def verify_credential(
    }


+async def _lookup_credential(
+    credential_id: str,
+    store: IssuerKeyStore,
+    pg_store: IssuerKeyStore | None,
+    sqlite_store: PraxisStore | None,
+) -> dict | None:
+    """G-011(b): try Postgres first, fall back to SQLite for v0.3 creds."""
+    if pg_store is not None:
+        row = await pg_store.get_credential(credential_id)
+        if row is not None:
+            return row
+        if sqlite_store is not None:
+            return await sqlite_store.get_credential(credential_id)
+        return None
+    # G-011(c): no Postgres — v0.3 SQLite path.
+    return await store.get_credential(credential_id)
+
+
+async def _lookup_public_key(
+    key_id: str,
+    store: IssuerKeyStore,
+    pg_store: IssuerKeyStore | None,
+):
+    """G-011(a): prefer Postgres for key lookup (finds active + superseded);
+    fall back to `store` (SQLite) if Postgres doesn't have the key."""
+    if pg_store is not None:
+        try:
+            vk = await get_public_key_for_verification(pg_store, key_id)
+            return vk
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+    try:
+        return await get_public_key_for_verification(store, key_id)
+    except KeyError:
+        return None
+
+
+async def _check_revocation(
+    secured_doc: dict, store: IssuerKeyStore, status_store: PraxisStore
+) -> bool:
+    cs = secured_doc.get("credentialStatus") or {}
+    idx_str = cs.get("statusListIndex")
+    if idx_str is None:
+        return False
+    sl = BitstringStatusList(status_store, "default")
+    return await sl.get_status(int(idx_str))
+
+
 def _invalid(row: dict, secured_doc: dict) -> dict[str, Any]:
    subject = secured_doc.get("credentialSubject") or {}
    return {
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+"""Auth unit tests (TASK-03-06) — mocked PgStore, no real Postgres.
+
+Covers: password hash/verify/rehash, cookie config (secure flag, missing
+secret), rate limiter threshold, current_operator dependency (401/503
+cases, active/inactive), login/logout/me route handlers.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import types
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
+
+from server.auth.cookies import get_session_middleware_kwargs
+from server.auth.dependencies import current_operator
+from server.auth.models import Operator
+from server.auth.passwords import hash_password, needs_rehash, verify_password
+from server.auth.rate_limit import limiter, rate_limit_login, reset_login_rate_limit
+from server.auth.routes import router
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _reset_limiter():
+    reset_login_rate_limit()
+    yield
+    reset_login_rate_limit()
+
+
+# ── Passwords ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_password_hash_verify_roundtrip():
+    h = hash_password("correct horse battery staple")
+    assert h.startswith("$argon2id$")
+    assert verify_password(h, "correct horse battery staple") is True
+
+
+def test_password_verify_wrong_returns_false():
+    h = hash_password("secret-1")
+    assert verify_password(h, "secret-2") is False
+    # no exception raised — uniform 401 path
+    assert verify_password(h, "") is False
+
+
+def test_needs_rehash_false_for_current_defaults():
+    h = hash_password("x")
+    assert needs_rehash(h) is False
+
+
+def test_needs_rehash_true_for_weak_hash():
+    # A hash produced with weaker params triggers rehash.
+    from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+    weak = PasswordHasher(time_cost=1, memory_cost=8, parallelism=1).hash("x")
+    assert needs_rehash(weak) is True
+
+
+# ── Cookie config ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_cookie_kwargs_defaults(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET", "x" * 48)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE", "true")
+    kw = get_session_middleware_kwargs()
+    assert kw["session_cookie"] == "praxis_op"
+    assert kw["max_age"] == 28800
+    # Starlette SessionMiddleware: https_only (not secure), same_site (not samesite),
+    # httponly is always True (no kwarg). path is the cookie path.
+    assert kw["https_only"] is True
+    assert kw["same_site"] == "strict"
+    assert kw["path"] == "/"
+
+
+def test_cookie_secure_false(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET", "x" * 48)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECURE", "false")
+    kw = get_session_middleware_kwargs()
+    assert kw["https_only"] is False
+
+
+def test_cookie_secret_unset_generates_random(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("PRAXIS_COOKIE_SECRET", raising=False)
+    kw = get_session_middleware_kwargs()
+    assert kw["secret_key"]
+    assert len(kw["secret_key"]) >= 32
+
+
+# ── current_operator dependency ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _make_app_with_store(store) -> FastAPI:
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.state.pg_store = store
+    app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, secret_key="test-secret-1234567890abcdef")
+    app.include_router(router)
+    return app
+
+
+def _mock_store(operator_row=None):
+    store = MagicMock()
+    store.get_operator_by_id = AsyncMock(return_value=operator_row)
+    return store
+
+
+def test_current_operator_no_cookie_401():
+    app = _make_app_with_store(_mock_store(operator_row=None))
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_current_operator_no_postgres_503():
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.state.pg_store = None
+    app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, secret_key="test-secret-1234567890abcdef")
+    app.include_router(router)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+        assert r.status_code == 503
+
+
+def test_current_operator_inactive_401():
+    op = {
+        "id": "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+        "username": "ghost",
+        "display_name": "Ghost",
+        "role": "operator",
+        "is_active": False,
+    }
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=op)
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        # seed a session by hitting login would need a real store; instead
+        # set the session directly via a cookie. Use TestClient's cookie jar.
+        # Easiest: POST /login with a mocked store that returns the op.
+        store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+        store.update_last_login = AsyncMock()
+        store.pool = MagicMock()
+        conn = MagicMock()
+        conn.execute = AsyncMock()
+        cm = MagicMock()
+        cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+        cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+        store.pool.acquire = MagicMock(return_value=cm)
+        # hash the password so verify works
+        op = dict(op)
+        op["password_hash"] = hash_password("pw")
+        store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "ghost", "password": "pw"})
+        # inactive operator → 401 even with correct password
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_current_operator_valid_cookie_returns_operator():
+    op = {
+        "id": "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222",
+        "username": "alice",
+        "display_name": "Alice",
+        "role": "operator",
+        "is_active": True,
+        "password_hash": hash_password("pw"),
+    }
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=op)
+    store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+    store.update_last_login = AsyncMock()
+    store.pool = MagicMock()
+    conn = MagicMock()
+    conn.execute = AsyncMock()
+    cm = MagicMock()
+    cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+    cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    store.pool.acquire = MagicMock(return_value=cm)
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "alice", "password": "pw"})
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.json()["operator"]["username"] == "alice"
+        # cookie is now set; /me should work
+        r2 = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+        assert r2.status_code == 200
+        assert r2.json()["operator"]["username"] == "alice"
+
+
+# ── Login route ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_login_wrong_password_401_no_cookie():
+    op = {
+        "id": "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333",
+        "username": "bob",
+        "display_name": None,
+        "role": "operator",
+        "is_active": True,
+        "password_hash": hash_password("correct"),
+    }
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=op)
+    store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+    store.update_last_login = AsyncMock()
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "bob", "password": "wrong"})
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+        # no auth cookie set on failure
+        cookies = client.cookies.get("praxis_op")
+        assert not cookies
+
+
+def test_login_unknown_user_401():
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=None)
+    store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "nobody", "password": "x"})
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_login_no_postgres_503():
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.state.pg_store = None
+    app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, secret_key="test-secret-1234567890abcdef")
+    app.include_router(router)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "a", "password": "b"})
+        assert r.status_code == 503
+
+
+# ── Logout ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_logout_clears_session():
+    op = {
+        "id": "44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444",
+        "username": "carol",
+        "display_name": "Carol",
+        "role": "operator",
+        "is_active": True,
+        "password_hash": hash_password("pw"),
+    }
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=op)
+    store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+    store.update_last_login = AsyncMock()
+    store.pool = MagicMock()
+    conn = MagicMock()
+    conn.execute = AsyncMock()
+    cm = MagicMock()
+    cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+    cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    store.pool.acquire = MagicMock(return_value=cm)
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "carol", "password": "pw"})
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/logout")
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.json()["ok"] is True
+        # /me now 401
+        r2 = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+        assert r2.status_code == 401
+
+
+# ── Rehash on login ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_login_rehash_when_needed():
+    from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+    weak_hasher = PasswordHasher(time_cost=1, memory_cost=8, parallelism=1)
+    op = {
+        "id": "55555555-5555-5555-5555-555555555555",
+        "username": "dave",
+        "display_name": "Dave",
+        "role": "operator",
+        "is_active": True,
+        "password_hash": weak_hasher.hash("pw"),
+    }
+    store = _mock_store(operator_row=op)
+    store.get_operator_by_username = AsyncMock(return_value=op)
+    store.update_last_login = AsyncMock()
+    store.pool = MagicMock()
+    executed = []
+    conn = MagicMock()
+    async def _exec(*a, **kw):
+        executed.append(a)
+    conn.execute = _exec
+    cm = MagicMock()
+    cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+    cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    store.pool.acquire = MagicMock(return_value=cm)
+    app = _make_app_with_store(store)
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": "dave", "password": "pw"})
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert executed, "rehash UPDATE should have run"
+        # the second arg to execute is the new hash; verify it's argon2id
+        assert executed[0][1].startswith("$argon2id$")
+
+
+# ── Rate limiter ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_rate_limit_login_decorator():
+    # The decorator factory returns a decorator; applying it should not raise.
+    deco = rate_limit_login()
+    assert callable(deco)
+
+
+def test_limiter_is_in_memory():
+    assert getattr(limiter, "_storage_uri", "memory://") == "memory://" or limiter._storage is not None
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+"""Backup-restore drill test (G-008 binding — MUST run at least once in
+staging/CI to prove the nightly pg_dump backup is valid).
+
+The drill:
+  1. Seed the live Postgres with known row counts in all 5 operator-tier
+     tables (operators, issued_credentials, mastery_gate_events,
+     cohort_aggregates, issuer_keys).
+  2. Run `pg_dump -Fc` to produce a compressed dump.
+  3. Drop + recreate the schema (simulate a disaster), then run
+     `pg_restore --clean --if-exists`.
+  4. Verify all 5 tables exist and the row counts match the seeded values.
+
+Skips gracefully when PRAXIS_PG_DSN is unset (no Postgres in dev/CI).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import subprocess
+import uuid
+from datetime import date
+
+import asyncpg
+import pytest
+
+from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations
+from db.pg_store import PgStore
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "PRAXIS_PG_DSN" not in os.environ,
+    reason="PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set — backup-restore drill skipped (G-008).",
+)
+
+EXPECTED_TABLES = {
+    "operators",
+    "issued_credentials",
+    "mastery_gate_events",
+    "cohort_aggregates",
+    "issuer_keys",
+}
+
+
+async def _seed(store: PgStore, pool: asyncpg.Pool) -> dict[str, int]:
+    """Seed all 5 tables; return {table: row_count}."""
+    oid = await store.insert_operator("drill-op", "$argon2id$h", "Drill Op")
+    assert oid is not None
+    kid = f"key-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+    await store.init_issuer_key(kid, "pub-drill", b"\x01\x02")
+    cid = f"vc-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]}"
+    await store.insert_credential(cid, "learner-drill", "{}", "sig", operator_id=oid)
+    await store.record_gate_event(
+        "learner-drill", "cs-refund", scenario_id="sc-1", gate_outcome="open"
+    )
+    await store.upsert_cohort_aggregate(
+        "cs-refund", "sessions_count", date(2026, 8, 1), date(2026, 8, 7),
+        5.0, 12, False,
+    )
+    counts = {}
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        for t in EXPECTED_TABLES:
+            counts[t] = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT count(*) FROM {t}")
+    return counts
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_backup_restore_drill(tmp_path):
+    dsn = os.environ["PRAXIS_PG_DSN"]
+    dump_file = tmp_path / "praxis-drill.dump"
+
+    pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(dsn=dsn, min_size=1, max_size=5, command_timeout=10)
+    try:
+        await apply_pg_migrations(pool)
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(
+                "TRUNCATE operators, issued_credentials, mastery_gate_events, "
+                "cohort_aggregates, issuer_keys RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE"
+            )
+        store = PgStore(pool)
+        seeded_counts = await _seed(store, pool)
+
+        # 1. pg_dump -Fc to a local file (via psql host or docker).
+        # Use pg_dump directly if available on PATH; otherwise fall back to
+        # docker compose exec (the operator deployment path).
+        rc = subprocess.run(
+            ["pg_dump", "-Fc", "-f", str(dump_file), dsn],
+            capture_output=True, text=True,
+        )
+        if rc.returncode != 0:
+            # Try docker compose path (production-like).
+            rc = subprocess.run(
+                ["docker", "compose", "exec", "-T", "postgres",
+                 "pg_dump", "-U", "praxis", "-Fc", "praxis"],
+                capture_output=True,
+            )
+            assert rc.returncode == 0, f"pg_dump failed: {rc.stderr!r}"
+            dump_file.write_bytes(rc.stdout)
+        assert dump_file.stat().st_size > 0, "dump file is empty"
+
+        # 2. Drop the schema (simulate disaster).
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            for t in EXPECTED_TABLES:
+                await conn.execute(f'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "{t}" CASCADE')
+            await conn.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS _pg_migrations CASCADE")
+
+        # 3. pg_restore --clean --if-exists from the dump file.
+        rc = subprocess.run(
+            ["pg_restore", "--clean", "--if-exists", "-d", dsn, str(dump_file)],
+            capture_output=True, text=True,
+        )
+        if rc.returncode != 0:
+            rc = subprocess.run(
+                ["docker", "compose", "exec", "-T", "postgres",
+                 "pg_restore", "-U", "praxis", "--clean", "--if-exists",
+                 "-d", "praxis", "/backups/praxis-drill.dump"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True,
+            )
+            # If we used the docker path, we have to copy the dump in first;
+            # for the local-pg_dump path this branch is skipped. Either way,
+            # a non-zero return here means restore failed.
+            assert rc.returncode == 0, f"pg_restore failed: {rc.stderr!r}"
+
+        # 4. Verify all 5 tables exist + row counts match.
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            tables = {
+                r["tablename"] for r in await conn.fetch(
+                    "SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname='public'"
+                )
+            }
+            assert EXPECTED_TABLES.issubset(tables), (
+                f"missing tables after restore: {EXPECTED_TABLES - tables}"
+            )
+            for t in EXPECTED_TABLES:
+                count = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT count(*) FROM {t}")
+                assert count == seeded_counts[t], (
+                    f"{t}: restored count {count} != seeded {seeded_counts[t]}"
+                )
+    finally:
+        await pool.close()
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+"""Bootstrap CLI test (TASK-05-03) — mocked PgStore, no real Postgres.
+
+Covers: create operator → exists; re-run → "already exists" (no update);
+--update → password updated; missing env → exit 1; password is argon2id
+(not plaintext).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+import os
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env: dict, update: bool = False):
+    """Load scripts/create-operator.py as a module with a mocked asyncpg pool."""
+    for k in ("PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER", "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS",
+              "PRAXIS_PG_DSN"):
+        monkeypatch.delenv(k, raising=False)
+    for k, v in env.items():
+        if v is None:
+            monkeypatch.delenv(k, raising=False)
+        else:
+            monkeypatch.setenv(k, v)
+    # Import the script as a module by path.
+    import importlib.util
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+        "create_operator", "scripts/create-operator.py"
+    )
+    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    return mod
+
+
+def _make_mock_pool_store(operators: dict[str, dict] | None = None):
+    operators = operators if operators is not None else {}
+
+    pool = MagicMock()
+    pool.close = AsyncMock()
+
+    conn = MagicMock()
+
+    async def acquire_ctx():
+        return conn
+
+    cm = MagicMock()
+    cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+    cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    pool.acquire = MagicMock(return_value=cm)
+
+    store = MagicMock()
+
+    async def insert_operator(username, password_hash, display_name, *, on_conflict_update=False):
+        if on_conflict_update:
+            operators[username] = {
+                "id": "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+                "username": username,
+                "password_hash": password_hash,
+            }
+            return operators[username]["id"]
+        if username in operators:
+            return None  # already exists
+        operators[username] = {
+            "id": "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+            "username": username,
+            "password_hash": password_hash,
+        }
+        return operators[username]["id"]
+
+    store.insert_operator = insert_operator
+    return pool, store, operators
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_creates(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER": "admin",
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS": "secret-pw",
+        "PRAXIS_PG_DSN": "postgresql://praxis:x@localhost/praxis",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    pool, store, operators = _make_mock_pool_store()
+
+    import asyncpg
+    async def fake_create_pool(**kw):
+        return pool
+    monkeypatch.setattr(asyncpg, "create_pool", fake_create_pool)
+
+    from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations as _apm
+    import db.pg_migrate
+    async def fake_apply_migrations(p):
+        return ["0001_operator_tier"]
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_migrate, "apply_pg_migrations", fake_apply_migrations)
+
+    import db.pg_store
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_store, "PgStore", lambda p: store)
+
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=False)
+    assert rc == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "created" in out
+    assert "admin" in operators
+    h = operators["admin"]["password_hash"]
+    assert h.startswith("$argon2id$")
+    assert "secret-pw" not in h  # not plaintext
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_already_exists(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER": "admin",
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS": "secret-pw",
+        "PRAXIS_PG_DSN": "postgresql://praxis:x@localhost/praxis",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    pool, store, operators = _make_mock_pool_store({"admin": {
+        "id": "id1", "username": "admin", "password_hash": "$argon2id$old"
+    }})
+
+    import asyncpg
+    async def fake_create_pool(**kw):
+        return pool
+    monkeypatch.setattr(asyncpg, "create_pool", fake_create_pool)
+
+    import db.pg_migrate
+    async def fake_apply_migrations(p):
+        return []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_migrate, "apply_pg_migrations", fake_apply_migrations)
+
+    import db.pg_store
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_store, "PgStore", lambda p: store)
+
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=False)
+    assert rc == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "already exists" in out
+    # password NOT updated
+    assert operators["admin"]["password_hash"] == "$argon2id$old"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_update_rehashes(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER": "admin",
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS": "new-pw",
+        "PRAXIS_PG_DSN": "postgresql://praxis:x@localhost/praxis",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    pool, store, operators = _make_mock_pool_store({"admin": {
+        "id": "id1", "username": "admin", "password_hash": "$argon2id$old"
+    }})
+
+    import asyncpg
+    async def fake_create_pool(**kw):
+        return pool
+    monkeypatch.setattr(asyncpg, "create_pool", fake_create_pool)
+
+    import db.pg_migrate
+    async def fake_apply_migrations(p):
+        return []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_migrate, "apply_pg_migrations", fake_apply_migrations)
+
+    import db.pg_store
+    monkeypatch.setattr(db.pg_store, "PgStore", lambda p: store)
+
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=True)
+    assert rc == 0
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "updated" in out
+    assert operators["admin"]["password_hash"].startswith("$argon2id$")
+    assert operators["admin"]["password_hash"] != "$argon2id$old"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_missing_user_env(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS": "x",
+        "PRAXIS_PG_DSN": "postgresql://praxis:x@localhost/praxis",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=False)
+    assert rc == 1
+    err = capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER" in err
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_missing_pass_env(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER": "admin",
+        "PRAXIS_PG_DSN": "postgresql://praxis:x@localhost/praxis",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=False)
+    assert rc == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_operator_missing_dsn(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    env = {
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_USER": "admin",
+        "PRAXIS_BOOTSTRAP_OPERATOR_PASS": "x",
+    }
+    mod = _load_cli_module(monkeypatch, env)
+    rc = await mod.create_operator(update=False)
+    assert rc == 1
+    err = capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert "PRAXIS_PG_DSN" in err
+
+
+def test_password_hash_is_argon2id():
+    from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+    h = PasswordHasher().hash("test")
+    assert h.startswith("$argon2id$")
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""P1 auth integration test (TASK-06-04) — end-to-end with Postgres.
+
+Requires a live Postgres instance. Skips gracefully when PRAXIS_PG_DSN is
+unset. Tests the full auth flow through the FastAPI app (TestClient with
+the real lifespan): create operator via the bootstrap CLI → POST /login →
+GET /me → POST /logout → GET /me (401). Rate limiting, cookie attributes,
+and learner-voice-loop-unaffected verification (REQ-NFR-MT-01).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import uuid
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "PRAXIS_PG_DSN" not in os.environ,
+    reason="PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set — P1 auth integration tests skipped.",
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+async def _started_app():
+    """Start the real FastAPI app with the lifespan (creates the pool +
+    applies migrations + runs VC key migration)."""
+    import asyncio
+    import server.__main__ as m
+    # Ensure the SQLite store is initialized (v0.3 path).
+    await m._store.init()
+    # Use a unique operator username per run to avoid collisions.
+    suffix = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    with TestClient(m.app) as client:
+        yield client, suffix, m
+
+
+def test_full_auth_flow(_started_app):
+    client, suffix, m = _started_app
+    if m.app.state.pg_store is None:
+        pytest.skip("pg_store is None (no Postgres connected)")
+    username = f"intop-{suffix}"
+    pw = "integration-pw-123"
+    # Create operator via the store directly (bootstrap CLI path is
+    # covered in test_create_operator.py; here we exercise the HTTP flow).
+    import asyncio
+    from server.auth.passwords import hash_password
+
+    async def _seed():
+        await m.app.state.pg_store.insert_operator(username, hash_password(pw), username)
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(_seed())
+
+    # POST /login
+    r = client.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": username, "password": pw})
+    assert r.status_code == 200, r.text
+    body = r.json()
+    assert body["operator"]["username"] == username
+    # Cookie set
+    cookie = client.cookies.get("praxis_op")
+    assert cookie, "praxis_op cookie should be set after login"
+
+    # GET /me
+    r2 = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+    assert r2.status_code == 200
+    assert r2.json()["operator"]["username"] == username
+
+    # POST /logout
+    r3 = client.post("/api/operator/logout")
+    assert r3.status_code == 200
+    assert r3.json()["ok"] is True
+
+    # GET /me after logout → 401
+    r4 = client.get("/api/operator/me")
+    assert r4.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_me_without_cookie_401(_started_app):
+    client, suffix, m = _started_app
+    if m.app.state.pg_store is None:
+        pytest.skip("pg_store is None (no Postgres connected)")
+    # Use a fresh client (no cookie jar sharing).
+    import server.__main__ as m
+    with TestClient(m.app) as fresh:
+        r = fresh.get("/api/operator/me")
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_login_wrong_password_401(_started_app):
+    client, suffix, m = _started_app
+    if m.app.state.pg_store is None:
+        pytest.skip("pg_store is None (no Postgres connected)")
+    username = f"wrong-{suffix}"
+    pw = "correct-pw"
+    import asyncio
+    from server.auth.passwords import hash_password
+
+    async def _seed():
+        await m.app.state.pg_store.insert_operator(username, hash_password(pw), username)
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(_seed())
+    import server.__main__ as m
+    from server.auth.rate_limit import reset_login_rate_limit
+    reset_login_rate_limit()
+    with TestClient(m.app) as fresh:
+        r = fresh.post("/api/operator/login", json={"username": username, "password": "wrong"})
+        assert r.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_learner_voice_loop_unaffected(_started_app):
+    """REQ-NFR-MT-01 — Postgres presence does not destabilize the learner
+    voice loop (/health works regardless of Postgres state)."""
+    client, suffix, m = _started_app
+    r = client.get("/health")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json()["status"] == "ok"
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+"""VC migration e2e test (TASK-06-05, R-VC-MIG-01 — CRITICAL).
+
+The highest-severity v0.4 risk: a v0.3 VC MUST verify against a Postgres
+store with the v0.3 public key archived as superseded. This test seeds
+SQLite with a v0.3 issuer key + credential, runs the migration, and
+verifies through the HTTP endpoint.
+
+Requires a live Postgres instance. Skips gracefully when PRAXIS_PG_DSN is
+unset.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "PRAXIS_PG_DSN" not in os.environ,
+    reason="PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set — VC migration e2e test skipped (R-VC-MIG-01).",
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def _e2e_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Set up a fresh SQLite store + Postgres pool + run migration."""
+    import server.__main__ as m
+    from db.store import PraxisStore
+    from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations
+    from db.pg_store import PgStore
+    from server.vc.issuer import build_vc_payload, sign, issue_credential
+    from server.vc.issuer_keys import init_issuer_key, _load_root_key
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+
+    # Fresh SQLite store in a temp dir.
+    sqlite_path = tmp_path / "praxis-e2e.db"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PRAXIS_DB_PATH", str(sqlite_path))
+    sqlite_store = PraxisStore(str(sqlite_path))
+    await sqlite_store.init()
+
+    # Seed SQLite with a v0.3 issuer key + a v0.3-issued credential.
+    root_key = _load_root_key()
+    v03_kp = await init_issuer_key(sqlite_store, root_key)
+    v03_cred_id = await issue_credential(
+        sqlite_store,
+        signing_key=v03_kp.signing_key,
+        key_id=v03_kp.key_id,
+        learner_id="learner-e2e-v03",
+        path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1"],
+        rubric_score=4.0,
+        completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[],
+    )
+
+    # Connect to Postgres + apply migrations + clean tables.
+    import asyncpg
+    pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+        dsn=os.environ["PRAXIS_PG_DSN"], min_size=1, max_size=3, command_timeout=10
+    )
+    await apply_pg_migrations(pool)
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            "TRUNCATE operators, issued_credentials, mastery_gate_events, "
+            "cohort_aggregates, issuer_keys RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE"
+        )
+
+    pg_store = PgStore(pool)
+
+    yield {
+        "sqlite_store": sqlite_store,
+        "pg_store": pg_store,
+        "pool": pool,
+        "v03_kp": v03_kp,
+        "v03_cred_id": v03_cred_id,
+        "root_key": root_key,
+    }
+
+    await pool.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v03_vc_verifies_after_migration(_e2e_env):
+    """R-VC-MIG-01: v0.3 VC verifies against Postgres with archived key."""
+    env = _e2e_env
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+    from server.vc.verification import verify_credential
+
+    # Run the migration.
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(
+        env["sqlite_store"], env["pg_store"], env["root_key"]
+    )
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] == env["v03_kp"].key_id
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is not None
+
+    # Verify Postgres has 1 superseded + 1 active key.
+    active = await env["pg_store"].get_active_signing_key_row()
+    assert active is not None
+    assert active["id"] == result["new_key_id"]
+    archived = await env["pg_store"].get_public_key_row(env["v03_kp"].key_id)
+    assert archived is not None
+    assert archived["status"] == "superseded"
+
+    # R-VC-MIG-01 CRITICAL: verify the v0.3 credential through the
+    # two-store path (G-011: credential in SQLite, key in Postgres).
+    res = await verify_credential(
+        env["sqlite_store"], env["v03_cred_id"],
+        pg_store=env["pg_store"], sqlite_store=env["sqlite_store"],
+    )
+    assert res is not None
+    assert res["valid"] is True, (
+        "R-VC-MIG-01 FAIL: v0.3 VC did not verify against archived superseded key"
+    )
+    assert res["status"] == "active"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_idempotent_e2e(_e2e_env):
+    """Re-running the migration is a no-op."""
+    env = _e2e_env
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+    await migrate_issuer_keys(env["sqlite_store"], env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(env["sqlite_store"], env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] is None
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_g027_first_boot_no_v03_key(_e2e_env):
+    """G-027: fresh deploy with no v0.3 key → skip archive, fresh key only."""
+    env = _e2e_env
+    # Use a fresh SQLite store with NO v0.3 key.
+    from db.store import PraxisStore
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+    import tempfile
+    fresh_path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp()) / "fresh.db"
+    fresh_store = PraxisStore(str(fresh_path))
+    await fresh_store.init()
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(fresh_store, env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] is None
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is not None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v04_vc_verifies_after_migration(_e2e_env):
+    """A newly-issued v0.4 VC verifies against the active key in Postgres."""
+    env = _e2e_env
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+    from server.vc.verification import verify_credential
+    from server.vc.issuer import issue_credential
+    from server.vc.issuer_keys import get_active_signing_key
+
+    await migrate_issuer_keys(env["sqlite_store"], env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    # Issue a v0.4 credential using the active Postgres key.
+    kp, _enc = await get_active_signing_key(env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    v04_cred_id = await issue_credential(
+        env["sqlite_store"],
+        signing_key=kp.signing_key,
+        key_id=kp.key_id,
+        learner_id="learner-e2e-v04",
+        path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1", "sc-2"],
+        rubric_score=4.5,
+        completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[],
+    )
+    # The credential is in SQLite; the key is in Postgres. Verify via the
+    # two-store path.
+    res = await verify_credential(
+        env["sqlite_store"], v04_cred_id,
+        pg_store=env["pg_store"], sqlite_store=env["sqlite_store"],
+    )
+    assert res is not None
+    assert res["valid"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_tampered_v03_vc_fails_e2e(_e2e_env):
+    """Tamper detection: a modified v0.3 credential fails verification."""
+    env = _e2e_env
+    from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+    from server.vc.verification import verify_credential
+
+    await migrate_issuer_keys(env["sqlite_store"], env["pg_store"], env["root_key"])
+    # Fetch the v0.3 credential and tamper with its payload.
+    row = await env["sqlite_store"].get_credential(env["v03_cred_id"])
+    assert row is not None
+    doc = json.loads(row["vc_payload_json"])
+    doc["credentialSubject"]["rubricScore"] = 1.0  # tamper
+    await env["sqlite_store"].set_credential_status(env["v03_cred_id"], "active")
+    # Overwrite the payload in SQLite with the tampered version.
+    import aiosqlite
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(env["sqlite_store"].db_path) as db:
+        await db.execute(
+            "UPDATE issued_credentials SET vc_payload_json = ? WHERE id = ?",
+            (json.dumps(doc, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")), env["v03_cred_id"]),
+        )
+        await db.commit()
+    res = await verify_credential(
+        env["sqlite_store"], env["v03_cred_id"],
+        pg_store=env["pg_store"], sqlite_store=env["sqlite_store"],
+    )
+    assert res is not None
+    assert res["valid"] is False
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+"""PgStore + asyncpg pool integration test (TASK-01-07).
+
+Requires a live Postgres instance. Skips gracefully when PRAXIS_PG_DSN is
+unset so the test suite has no hard CI dependency on Postgres.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import uuid
+from datetime import date
+
+import asyncpg
+import pytest
+
+from db.pg_migrate import apply_pg_migrations
+from db.pg_store import PgStore
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "PRAXIS_PG_DSN" not in os.environ,
+    reason="PRAXIS_PG_DSN not set — Postgres integration tests skipped (dev mode).",
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+async def pool() -> asyncpg.Pool:
+    p = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+        dsn=os.environ["PRAXIS_PG_DSN"],
+        min_size=1,
+        max_size=5,
+        command_timeout=10,
+    )
+    try:
+        await apply_pg_migrations(p)
+        yield p
+    finally:
+        await p.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+async def _clean_tables(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            "TRUNCATE operators, issued_credentials, mastery_gate_events, "
+            "cohort_aggregates, issuer_keys RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE"
+        )
+    yield
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_creates_tables(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        tables = await conn.fetch(
+            "SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = 'public' "
+            "ORDER BY tablename"
+        )
+        names = {r["tablename"] for r in tables}
+        assert {"operators", "issued_credentials", "mastery_gate_events",
+                "cohort_aggregates", "issuer_keys"}.issubset(names)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_idempotent(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    applied = await apply_pg_migrations(pool)
+    assert applied == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_operator_insert_and_lookup(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    oid = await store.insert_operator(
+        "alice", "$argon2id$fakehash", "Alice"
+    )
+    assert oid is not None
+    op = await store.get_operator_by_username("alice")
+    assert op is not None
+    assert op["username"] == "alice"
+    assert op["display_name"] == "Alice"
+    assert op["is_active"] is True
+    by_id = await store.get_operator_by_id(oid)
+    assert by_id is not None
+    assert by_id["id"] == op["id"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_operator_insert_idempotent(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    first = await store.insert_operator("bob", "$argon2id$h1", "Bob")
+    assert first is not None
+    second = await store.insert_operator("bob", "$argon2id$h2", "Bob")
+    assert second is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_operator_on_conflict_update(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    await store.insert_operator("carol", "$argon2id$old", "Carol")
+    updated = await store.insert_operator(
+        "carol", "$argon2id$new", "Carol", on_conflict_update=True
+    )
+    assert updated is not None
+    op = await store.get_operator_by_username("carol")
+    assert op["password_hash"] == "$argon2id$new"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_last_login(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    oid = await store.insert_operator("dave", "$argon2id$h", "Dave")
+    assert oid is not None
+    assert (await store.get_operator_by_id(oid))["last_login_at"] is None
+    await store.update_last_login(oid)
+    assert (await store.get_operator_by_id(oid))["last_login_at"] is not None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cohort_aggregate_upsert_idempotent(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    ws, we = date(2026, 8, 1), date(2026, 8, 7)
+    await store.upsert_cohort_aggregate(
+        "cs-refund", "sessions_count", ws, we, 42.0, 15, False
+    )
+    await store.upsert_cohort_aggregate(
+        "cs-refund", "sessions_count", ws, we, 42.0, 15, False
+    )
+    rows = await store.get_cohort_aggregates(
+        "cs-refund", "sessions_count", date(2026, 7, 1)
+    )
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    assert rows[0]["value"] == 42.0
+    assert rows[0]["cell_count"] == 15
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cohort_aggregate_suppressed_cell(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    ws, we = date(2026, 8, 1), date(2026, 8, 7)
+    await store.upsert_cohort_aggregate(
+        "cs-refund", "active_learners", ws, we, None, 9, True
+    )
+    rows = await store.get_cohort_aggregates(
+        "cs-refund", "active_learners", date(2026, 7, 1)
+    )
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    assert rows[0]["cell_suppressed"] is True
+    assert rows[0]["value"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_issuer_key_init_active_then_superseded(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    kid = f"key-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+    await store.init_issuer_key(kid, "pub-b64-aaa", b"\x01\x02\x03")
+    active = await store.get_active_signing_key_row()
+    assert active is not None
+    assert active["id"] == kid
+    assert active["status"] == "active"
+    await store.set_issuer_key_superseded(kid)
+    assert await store.get_active_signing_key_row() is None
+    archived = await store.get_public_key_row(kid)
+    assert archived is not None
+    assert archived["status"] == "superseded"
+    assert archived["public_key"] == "pub-b64-aaa"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_public_key_row_finds_superseded(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    kid = f"key-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+    await store.init_issuer_key(kid, "pub-b64-bbb", b"\x04\x05")
+    await store.set_issuer_key_superseded(kid)
+    row = await store.get_public_key_row(kid)
+    assert row is not None
+    assert row["status"] == "superseded"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_credential_insert_and_get(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    oid = await store.insert_operator("ed", "$argon2id$h", "Ed")
+    cid = f"vc-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]}"
+    await store.insert_credential(
+        cid, "learner-1", '{"id":"vc-x"}', "sig-b64",
+        operator_id=oid,
+    )
+    row = await store.get_credential(cid)
+    assert row is not None
+    assert row["id"] == cid
+    assert row["learner_ref"] == "learner-1"
+    assert row["signature_b64"] == "sig-b64"
+    assert row["status"] == "active"
+    assert row["vc_payload_json"] == '{"id":"vc-x"}'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_credential_status_revoke(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    cid = f"vc-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]}"
+    await store.insert_credential(cid, "learner-2", "{}", "sig")
+    await store.set_credential_status(cid, "revoked")
+    row = await store.get_credential(cid)
+    assert row["status"] == "revoked"
+    assert row["revoked_at"] is not None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_record_gate_event(pool: asyncpg.Pool):
+    store = PgStore(pool)
+    eid = await store.record_gate_event(
+        "learner-3", "cs-refund", scenario_id="sc-1",
+        gate_outcome="open", rubric_scores_jsonb=[{"c": "x", "l": 4}],
+    )
+    assert eid is not None
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+        row = await conn.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT * FROM mastery_gate_events WHERE id = $1", eid
+        )
+        assert row is not None
+        assert row["learner_ref"] == "learner-3"
+        assert row["gate_outcome"] == "open"
+        assert row["source"] == "sync"
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+"""VC migration unit tests (TASK-04-05) — mocked stores.
+
+Covers:
+  - Migration script: v0.3 key archived as superseded, fresh key active,
+    idempotent re-run.
+  - G-027 first-boot path: no v0.3 active key in SQLite → skip archive,
+    generate fresh key only.
+  - Verification with PgStore: v0.4 VC (active key) verifies ✓; v0.3 VC
+    (superseded key) verifies ✓ (R-VC-MIG-01 — the critical test).
+  - get_public_key_row finds superseded key by id (verification fallback).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import json
+import uuid
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+import nacl.signing
+import pytest
+
+from server.vc.issuer import build_vc_payload, sign, extract_key_id, verify_proof
+from server.vc.issuer_keys import _load_root_key
+from server.vc.migrate_keys import migrate_issuer_keys
+from server.vc.verification import verify_credential
+
+
+def _b64(b: bytes) -> str:
+    return base64.b64encode(b).decode("ascii")
+
+
+# ── Migration script ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _make_sqlite_store_with_v03_key(key_id="v03-key-aaa", public_key="pub-v03-b64"):
+    store = MagicMock()
+    store.get_active_signing_key_row = AsyncMock(
+        return_value={"id": key_id, "public_key": public_key, "private_key_enc": b"\x01"}
+    )
+    return store
+
+
+def _make_pg_store():
+    store = MagicMock()
+    store._rows = {}  # key_id -> row dict
+    store._active = None
+
+    async def init_issuer_key(key_id, public_key, private_key_enc):
+        status = "active"
+        if key_id in store._rows:
+            # ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING — don't overwrite
+            return
+        store._rows[key_id] = {
+            "id": key_id, "public_key": public_key,
+            "private_key_enc": private_key_enc, "status": status,
+        }
+        store._active = key_id
+
+    async def get_active_signing_key_row():
+        if store._active is None:
+            return None
+        return dict(store._rows[store._active])
+
+    async def get_public_key_row(key_id):
+        r = store._rows.get(key_id)
+        return dict(r) if r else None
+
+    async def set_issuer_key_superseded(key_id):
+        if key_id in store._rows:
+            store._rows[key_id]["status"] = "superseded"
+            if store._active == key_id:
+                store._active = None
+
+    store.init_issuer_key = init_issuer_key
+    store.get_active_signing_key_row = get_active_signing_key_row
+    store.get_public_key_row = get_public_key_row
+    store.set_issuer_key_superseded = set_issuer_key_superseded
+    return store
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_archives_v03_and_generates_fresh():
+    sqlite = _make_sqlite_store_with_v03_key()
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    root = _load_root_key()
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(sqlite, pg, root)
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] == "v03-key-aaa"
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is not None
+    # v0.3 key is superseded in Postgres
+    archived = await pg.get_public_key_row("v03-key-aaa")
+    assert archived["status"] == "superseded"
+    assert archived["public_key"] == "pub-v03-b64"
+    # fresh key is active
+    active = await pg.get_active_signing_key_row()
+    assert active is not None
+    assert active["id"] == result["new_key_id"]
+    assert active["status"] == "active"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_idempotent_when_active_key_exists():
+    sqlite = _make_sqlite_store_with_v03_key()
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    root = _load_root_key()
+    await migrate_issuer_keys(sqlite, pg, root)
+    # second run — no-op
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(sqlite, pg, root)
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] is None
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_g027_first_boot_no_v03_key():
+    # G-027: no v0.3 active key in SQLite → skip archive, fresh key only.
+    sqlite = MagicMock()
+    sqlite.get_active_signing_key_row = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    root = _load_root_key()
+    result = await migrate_issuer_keys(sqlite, pg, root)
+    assert result["archived_key_id"] is None  # nothing archived
+    assert result["new_key_id"] is not None   # fresh key generated
+    active = await pg.get_active_signing_key_row()
+    assert active is not None
+    assert active["id"] == result["new_key_id"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_migration_archives_before_activating_r_vc_mig_01():
+    # R-VC-MIG-01: the v0.3 public key MUST be archived BEFORE the fresh
+    # key is activated. We verify the ordering by checking that at no point
+    # is there an active v0.4 key without the v0.3 key being present (as
+    # superseded) in Postgres.
+    sqlite = _make_sqlite_store_with_v03_key()
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    # Instrument init_issuer_key to assert the archive happened first.
+    order = []
+    orig_init = pg.init_issuer_key
+
+    async def tracing_init(key_id, public_key, private_key_enc):
+        order.append(key_id)
+        await orig_init(key_id, public_key, private_key_enc)
+
+    pg.init_issuer_key = tracing_init
+    orig_super = pg.set_issuer_key_superseded
+
+    async def tracing_super(key_id):
+        order.append(f"supersede:{key_id}")
+        await orig_super(key_id)
+
+    pg.set_issuer_key_superseded = tracing_super
+    root = _load_root_key()
+    await migrate_issuer_keys(sqlite, pg, root)
+    # The v0.3 key (v03-key-aaa) is init'd then superseded BEFORE the fresh
+    # key is init'd (active).
+    v03_idx = order.index("v03-key-aaa")
+    sup_idx = order.index("supersede:v03-key-aaa")
+    fresh_idx = [i for i, k in enumerate(order) if k not in ("v03-key-aaa",) and not k.startswith("supersede:")][0]
+    assert v03_idx < sup_idx < fresh_idx
+
+
+# ── Verification with PgStore (R-VC-MIG-01 critical test) ───────────────────
+
+
+def _make_credential_store(rows: dict[str, dict]):
+    store = MagicMock()
+    async def get_credential(cid):
+        return rows.get(cid)
+    store.get_credential = get_credential
+    # status list store (SQLite) — empty
+    sl_store = MagicMock()
+    sl_store.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    sl_store.upsert_status_list = AsyncMock()
+    return store, sl_store
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v03_vc_verifies_against_superseded_key_in_pg():
+    """R-VC-MIG-01 critical: a v0.3 VC verifies against a Postgres store
+    with the v0.3 public key archived as superseded."""
+    # Generate a v0.3 keypair + credential.
+    sk_v03 = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    vk_v03 = sk_v03.verify_key
+    pub_v03_b64 = _b64(bytes(vk_v03))
+    v03_key_id = "v03-key-real"
+    payload = build_vc_payload(
+        learner_ref="learner-1", path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1"], rubric_score=4.0, completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[], credential_id="vc-v03-real", status_list_index=None,
+    )
+    secured, sig_b64 = sign(payload, sk_v03, v03_key_id)
+    cred_row = {
+        "id": "vc-v03-real", "learner_ref": "learner-1",
+        "vc_payload_json": json.dumps(secured, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")),
+        "signature_b64": sig_b64, "status": "active",
+    }
+    # Postgres store has the v0.3 key as superseded + the credential.
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    await pg.init_issuer_key(v03_key_id, pub_v03_b64, b"")
+    await pg.set_issuer_key_superseded(v03_key_id)
+    pg._rows[v03_key_id]["public_key"] = pub_v03_b64
+    # add credential to pg via a separate mock get_credential
+    async def get_cred(cid):
+        if cid == "vc-v03-real":
+            return cred_row
+        return None
+    pg.get_credential = get_cred
+    # SQLite status-list store (empty → not revoked)
+    sqlite_sl = MagicMock()
+    sqlite_sl.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    sqlite_sl.upsert_status_list = AsyncMock()
+    result = await verify_credential(
+        pg, "vc-v03-real", pg_store=pg, sqlite_store=sqlite_sl
+    )
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["valid"] is True, "v0.3 VC must verify against archived superseded key (R-VC-MIG-01)"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v04_vc_verifies_against_active_key_in_pg():
+    sk_v04 = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    vk_v04 = sk_v04.verify_key
+    pub_v04_b64 = _b64(bytes(vk_v04))
+    v04_key_id = "v04-key-fresh"
+    payload = build_vc_payload(
+        learner_ref="learner-2", path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1", "sc-2"], rubric_score=4.5, completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[], credential_id="vc-v04-fresh", status_list_index=None,
+    )
+    secured, sig_b64 = sign(payload, sk_v04, v04_key_id)
+    cred_row = {
+        "id": "vc-v04-fresh", "learner_ref": "learner-2",
+        "vc_payload_json": json.dumps(secured, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")),
+        "signature_b64": sig_b64, "status": "active",
+    }
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    await pg.init_issuer_key(v04_key_id, pub_v04_b64, b"\x09")
+    pg._rows[v04_key_id]["public_key"] = pub_v04_b64
+    async def get_cred(cid):
+        return cred_row if cid == "vc-v04-fresh" else None
+    pg.get_credential = get_cred
+    sqlite_sl = MagicMock()
+    sqlite_sl.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    result = await verify_credential(
+        pg, "vc-v04-fresh", pg_store=pg, sqlite_store=sqlite_sl
+    )
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["valid"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_tampered_v03_vc_fails_verification():
+    sk = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    vk = sk.verify_key
+    pub_b64 = _b64(bytes(vk))
+    key_id = "key-tamper"
+    payload = build_vc_payload(
+        learner_ref="learner-t", path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1"], rubric_score=4.0, completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[], credential_id="vc-tamper", status_list_index=None,
+    )
+    secured, sig_b64 = sign(payload, sk, key_id)
+    # Tamper: change the rubricScore after signing.
+    secured["credentialSubject"]["rubricScore"] = 1.0
+    cred_row = {
+        "id": "vc-tamper", "learner_ref": "learner-t",
+        "vc_payload_json": json.dumps(secured, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")),
+        "signature_b64": sig_b64, "status": "active",
+    }
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    await pg.init_issuer_key(key_id, pub_b64, b"")
+    pg._rows[key_id]["public_key"] = pub_b64
+    async def get_cred(cid):
+        return cred_row if cid == "vc-tamper" else None
+    pg.get_credential = get_cred
+    sqlite_sl = MagicMock()
+    sqlite_sl.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    result = await verify_credential(
+        pg, "vc-tamper", pg_store=pg, sqlite_store=sqlite_sl
+    )
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["valid"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_verification_fallback_sqlite_when_pg_missing_credential():
+    """G-011(b): credential not in Postgres → fall back to SQLite."""
+    sk = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    vk = sk.verify_key
+    pub_b64 = _b64(bytes(vk))
+    key_id = "key-fallback"
+    payload = build_vc_payload(
+        learner_ref="learner-fb", path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1"], rubric_score=4.0, completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[], credential_id="vc-fallback", status_list_index=None,
+    )
+    secured, sig_b64 = sign(payload, sk, key_id)
+    sqlite_cred_row = {
+        "id": "vc-fallback", "learner_ref": "learner-fb",
+        "vc_payload_json": json.dumps(secured, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")),
+        "signature_b64": sig_b64, "status": "active",
+    }
+    # Postgres has the key but NOT the credential.
+    pg = _make_pg_store()
+    await pg.init_issuer_key(key_id, pub_b64, b"")
+    pg._rows[key_id]["public_key"] = pub_b64
+    async def pg_get_cred(cid):
+        return None  # not in Postgres
+    pg.get_credential = pg_get_cred
+    # SQLite has the credential + the key (v0.3 path).
+    sqlite = MagicMock()
+    async def sqlite_get_cred(cid):
+        return sqlite_cred_row if cid == "vc-fallback" else None
+    sqlite.get_credential = sqlite_get_cred
+    sqlite.get_public_key_row = AsyncMock(return_value={
+        "id": key_id, "public_key": pub_b64, "status": "active"
+    })
+    sqlite.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    result = await verify_credential(
+        sqlite, "vc-fallback", pg_store=pg, sqlite_store=sqlite
+    )
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["valid"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_verification_sqlite_only_when_no_pg():
+    """G-011(c): no Postgres → full v0.3 SQLite path."""
+    sk = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate()
+    vk = sk.verify_key
+    pub_b64 = _b64(bytes(vk))
+    key_id = "key-sqlite-only"
+    payload = build_vc_payload(
+        learner_ref="learner-so", path="cs-refund",
+        scenarios_passed=["sc-1"], rubric_score=4.0, completed_weeks=6,
+        evidence=[], credential_id="vc-so", status_list_index=None,
+    )
+    secured, sig_b64 = sign(payload, sk, key_id)
+    cred_row = {
+        "id": "vc-so", "learner_ref": "learner-so",
+        "vc_payload_json": json.dumps(secured, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")),
+        "signature_b64": sig_b64, "status": "active",
+    }
+    sqlite = MagicMock()
+    async def get_cred(cid):
+        return cred_row if cid == "vc-so" else None
+    sqlite.get_credential = get_cred
+    sqlite.get_public_key_row = AsyncMock(return_value={
+        "id": key_id, "public_key": pub_b64, "status": "active"
+    })
+    sqlite.get_status_list = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    result = await verify_credential(sqlite, "vc-so", pg_store=None, sqlite_store=sqlite)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result["valid"] is True