security: login rate limiting, fix health endpoint, harden error handling

- Fix health endpoint returning null time (use time.Now() instead of context value)
- Add LoginRateLimiter: 5 attempts per 15min window, 5min block on brute-force
- Apply rate limiting to login/register endpoints
- Move reset-password to authenticated routes (was unauthenticated — critical vuln)
- Limit response body sizes on proxy/external API calls (prevent memory exhaustion)
- Sanitize error messages in agent chat endpoint (don't leak internal errors)
- Record login success/failure for rate limiting tracking

agent/brain.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (b *Brain) scanNews(seen map[string]bool) {
 	resp, err := b.http.Get("https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/v2/news/?lang=EN&sortOrder=latest")
 	if err != nil { return }
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1024*1024)) // 1MB limit
 	if err != nil { return }
 
 	var result struct {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (b *Brain) sendBrief(hour int) {
 	for _, sym := range []string{"BTCUSDT", "ETHUSDT"} {
 		resp, err := b.http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/ticker/24hr?symbol=%s", sym))
 		if err != nil { continue }
-		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 64*1024)) // 64KB limit
 		resp.Body.Close()
 		if readErr != nil { continue }
 		var t map[string]string

agent/stock.go

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func fetchStockQuote(code string) (*StockQuote, error) {
 	if err != nil { return nil, err }
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	reader := transform.NewReader(resp.Body, simplifiedchinese.GBK.NewDecoder())
+	reader := transform.NewReader(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256*1024), simplifiedchinese.GBK.NewDecoder())
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
 	if err != nil { return nil, err }
 

agent/web.go

@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func (w *WebHandler) HandleChat(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	resp, err := w.agent.HandleMessage(ctx, req.UserID, msg)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeJSON(rw, 500, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+		w.logger.Error("agent HandleMessage failed", "error", err, "user_id", req.UserID)
+		writeJSON(rw, 500, map[string]string{"error": "Failed to process message. Please try again."})
 		return
 	}
 	writeJSON(rw, 200, map[string]string{"response": resp})
@@ -107,13 +108,14 @@ func proxyBinance(rw http.ResponseWriter, url string) {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
 	resp, err := client.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeJSON(rw, 502, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+		writeJSON(rw, 502, map[string]string{"error": "upstream request failed"})
 		return
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	rw.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-	io.Copy(rw, resp.Body)
+	// Limit response body to 2MB to prevent memory exhaustion
+	io.Copy(rw, io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 2*1024*1024))
 }
 
 func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, v interface{}) {

api/handler_user.go

@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleLogin(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// Verify password
 	if !auth.CheckPassword(req.Password, user.PasswordHash) {
+		// Record failed attempt for rate limiting
+		if s.loginLimiter != nil {
+			s.loginLimiter.RecordFailure(c.ClientIP())
+		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "Email or password incorrect"})
 		return
 	}
@@ -147,6 +151,11 @@ func (s *Server) handleLogin(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Clear rate limit on success
+	if s.loginLimiter != nil {
+		s.loginLimiter.RecordSuccess(c.ClientIP())
+	}
+
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 		"token":   token,
 		"user_id": user.ID,

api/rate_limiter.go

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// loginAttempt tracks failed login attempts per IP
+type loginAttempt struct {
+	count    int
+	lastTry  time.Time
+	blockedUntil time.Time
+}
+
+// LoginRateLimiter protects login endpoint from brute-force attacks
+type LoginRateLimiter struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	attempts map[string]*loginAttempt
+
+	maxAttempts  int           // max failures before blocking
+	blockTime    time.Duration // how long to block after max failures
+	windowTime   time.Duration // time window for counting failures
+}
+
+// NewLoginRateLimiter creates a rate limiter for login attempts
+func NewLoginRateLimiter() *LoginRateLimiter {
+	rl := &LoginRateLimiter{
+		attempts:    make(map[string]*loginAttempt),
+		maxAttempts: 5,
+		blockTime:   5 * time.Minute,
+		windowTime:  15 * time.Minute,
+	}
+
+	// Clean up stale entries every 10 minutes
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Minute)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
+			rl.cleanup()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return rl
+}
+
+// Check returns true if the IP is allowed to attempt login
+func (rl *LoginRateLimiter) Check(ip string) bool {
+	rl.mu.Lock()
+	defer rl.mu.Unlock()
+
+	a, exists := rl.attempts[ip]
+	if !exists {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Check if still blocked
+	if !a.blockedUntil.IsZero() && time.Now().Before(a.blockedUntil) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check if window expired — reset
+	if time.Since(a.lastTry) > rl.windowTime {
+		delete(rl.attempts, ip)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return a.count < rl.maxAttempts
+}
+
+// RecordFailure records a failed login attempt
+func (rl *LoginRateLimiter) RecordFailure(ip string) {
+	rl.mu.Lock()
+	defer rl.mu.Unlock()
+
+	a, exists := rl.attempts[ip]
+	if !exists {
+		a = &loginAttempt{}
+		rl.attempts[ip] = a
+	}
+
+	// Reset if window expired
+	if time.Since(a.lastTry) > rl.windowTime {
+		a.count = 0
+		a.blockedUntil = time.Time{}
+	}
+
+	a.count++
+	a.lastTry = time.Now()
+
+	if a.count >= rl.maxAttempts {
+		a.blockedUntil = time.Now().Add(rl.blockTime)
+	}
+}
+
+// RecordSuccess clears failed attempts for an IP after successful login
+func (rl *LoginRateLimiter) RecordSuccess(ip string) {
+	rl.mu.Lock()
+	defer rl.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(rl.attempts, ip)
+}
+
+// cleanup removes stale entries
+func (rl *LoginRateLimiter) cleanup() {
+	rl.mu.Lock()
+	defer rl.mu.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	for ip, a := range rl.attempts {
+		// Remove if both window and block have expired
+		if now.Sub(a.lastTry) > rl.windowTime && (a.blockedUntil.IsZero() || now.After(a.blockedUntil)) {
+			delete(rl.attempts, ip)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// LoginRateLimitMiddleware creates a gin middleware for login rate limiting
+func LoginRateLimitMiddleware(rl *LoginRateLimiter) gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *gin.Context) {
+		ip := c.ClientIP()
+		if !rl.Check(ip) {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusTooManyRequests, gin.H{
+				"error": "Too many login attempts. Please try again later.",
+			})
+			c.Abort()
+			return
+		}
+		c.Next()
+	}
+}

api/server.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	httpServer       *http.Server
 	port             int
 	telegramReloadCh chan<- struct{} // signal Telegram bot to reload
+	loginLimiter     *LoginRateLimiter
 }
 
 // NewServer Creates API server
@@ -41,11 +42,12 @@ func NewServer(traderManager *manager.TraderManager, st *store.Store, cryptoServ
 	cryptoHandler := NewCryptoHandler(cryptoService)
 
 	s := &Server{
-		router:        router,
+		router:       router,
 		traderManager: traderManager,
 		store:         st,
 		cryptoHandler: cryptoHandler,
 		port:          port,
+		loginLimiter:  NewLoginRateLimiter(),
 	}
 
 	// Setup routes
@@ -111,10 +113,12 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 		// Public strategy market (no authentication required)
 		s.route(api, "GET", "/strategies/public", "Public strategy market", s.handlePublicStrategies)
 
-		// Authentication related routes (no authentication required)
+		// Authentication related routes (no authentication required, rate-limited)
-		s.route(api, "POST", "/register", "Register new user", s.handleRegister)
+		authLimited := api.Group("/", LoginRateLimitMiddleware(s.loginLimiter))
-		s.route(api, "POST", "/login", "User login, returns JWT token", s.handleLogin)
+		s.route(authLimited, "POST", "/register", "Register new user", s.handleRegister)
-		s.route(api, "POST", "/reset-password", "Reset password", s.handleResetPassword)
+		s.route(authLimited, "POST", "/login", "User login, returns JWT token", s.handleLogin)
+		// NOTE: reset-password requires authentication since we have no email verification.
+		// This prevents unauthenticated password reset attacks.
 
 		// Routes requiring authentication
 		protected := api.Group("/", s.authMiddleware())
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 			s.routeWithSchema(protected, "PUT", "/user/password", "Change current user password",
 				`Body: {"new_password":"<string, min 8 chars>"}`,
 				s.handleChangePassword)
+			s.route(protected, "POST", "/reset-password", "Reset password (requires authentication)", s.handleResetPassword)
 
 			// Server IP query (requires authentication, for whitelist configuration)
 			s.route(protected, "GET", "/server-ip", "Get server public IP (for exchange whitelist)", s.handleGetServerIP)
@@ -355,7 +360,7 @@ Returns: {"total_trades":<int>,"winning_trades":<int>,"win_rate":<float>,"total_
 func (s *Server) handleHealth(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 		"status": "ok",
-		"time":   c.Request.Context().Value("time"),
+		"time":   time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
 	})
 }