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[WIP] Eliminate raw Grafana credentials from browser storage
Harden alert-ui credential handling and isolate XSS blast radius with strict CSP
May 31, 2026
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The alert UI previously persisted Grafana Basic credentials in
sessionStorage, making credential theft straightforward under any same-origin script execution (including UI or Grafana-side XSS). This update removes browser credential persistence and tightens client-side execution policy for/alerts/*.Credential exposure reduction (no browser storage)
sessionStorage-backed auth state fromalert-ui/app.js.XSS hardening via CSP-compatible UI event model
onclickusage fromalert-ui/index.html.alert-ui/app.js.Strict CSP on alert UI routes
Content-Security-Policyfor/alerts/*inconfig/caddy/Caddyfile.Operational guidance updates
README.mdto discourage admin login via alert UI.