Enable HTTPS by default in development environment
This commit enables HTTPS in the development environment using self-signed
certificates to further improve dev-prod parity and catch SSL-related issues
early.
Changes made:
1. Created self-signed certificate for localhost
- File: infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/dev-certificate.yaml
- Type: Self-signed via cert-manager
- Validity: 90 days (auto-renewed)
- Valid for: localhost, bakery-ia.local, *.bakery-ia.local, 127.0.0.1
- Issuer: selfsigned-issuer ClusterIssuer
2. Updated dev ingress to enable HTTPS
- File: infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/dev-ingress.yaml
- Enabled SSL redirect: ssl-redirect: false → true
- Added TLS configuration with certificate
- Updated CORS origins to prefer HTTPS (HTTPS URLs first, HTTP fallback)
- Access: https://localhost (instead of http://localhost)
3. Added cert-manager resources to dev overlay
- File: infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
- Added dev-certificate.yaml
- Added selfsigned-issuer ClusterIssuer
4. Created comprehensive HTTPS setup guide
- File: docs/DEV-HTTPS-SETUP.md
- Includes certificate trust instructions for macOS, Linux, Windows
- Testing procedures with curl and browsers
- Troubleshooting guide
- FAQ section
5. Updated dev-prod parity documentation
- File: docs/DEV-PROD-PARITY-CHANGES.md
- Added HTTPS as 4th improvement
- Updated "What Stays Different" table (SSL/TLS → Certificates)
- Added HTTPS benefits section
Benefits:
✓ Matches production HTTPS-only behavior
✓ Tests SSL/TLS configurations in development
✓ Catches mixed content warnings early
✓ Tests secure cookie handling (Secure, SameSite attributes)
✓ Validates cert-manager integration
✓ Tests certificate auto-renewal
✓ Better security testing capabilities
Impact:
- Browser will show certificate warning (self-signed)
- Users can trust certificate or click "Proceed"
- No additional resource usage
- Access via https://localhost (was http://localhost)
Certificate details:
- Type: Self-signed
- Algorithm: RSA 2048-bit
- Validity: 90 days
- Auto-renewal: 15 days before expiration
- Common Name: localhost
- DNS Names: localhost, bakery-ia.local, *.bakery-ia.local
- IP Addresses: 127.0.0.1, ::1
Setup required:
- Optional: Trust certificate in system/browser (see DEV-HTTPS-SETUP.md)
- Required: cert-manager must be installed in cluster
- Access at: https://localhost
What stays different from production:
- Certificate type: Self-signed (dev) vs Let's Encrypt (prod)
- Trust: Manual (dev) vs Automatic (prod)
- Domain: localhost (dev) vs real domain (prod)
This completes the dev-prod parity improvements, bringing development
environment much closer to production with:
1. 2 replicas for critical services ✓
2. Rate limiting enabled ✓
3. Specific CORS origins ✓
4. HTTPS enabled ✓
See docs/DEV-HTTPS-SETUP.md for complete setup and testing instructions.
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