---
id: NK-WP-0003
type: workplan
title: "KeyCape + privacyIDEA Stack — Cluster Deployment"
domain: netkingdom
repo: net-kingdom
status: active
owner: custodian
topic_slug: netkingdom
created: "2026-03-20"
updated: "2026-03-20"
state_hub_workstream_id: "f24cefd4-a09b-4fa1-9b25-94bf783b425e"
---

# KeyCape + privacyIDEA Stack — Cluster Deployment

## Goal

Deploy the full NetKingdom identity stack on the live k3s cluster without
Keycloak. KeyCape (v0.1, complete) is the OIDC orchestration layer; it
binds LLDAP (directory), Authelia (auth sessions), and privacyIDEA (MFA).

NK-WP-0001 was scoped around Keycloak and is deferred. This workplan
covers everything needed to reach a production-ready identity plane.

## Pre-conditions

- [x] k3s cluster healthy — RAIL-BS-WP-0002 ✓
- [x] kubeconfig available at `~/.kube/config-hosteurope` — RAIL-BS-WP-0005 ✓
- [x] All manifests committed — net-kingdom `sso-mfa/k8s/` ✓
- [x] KeyCape v0.1 complete — KEY-WP-0001 ✓
- [ ] SOPS + age integrated into net-kingdom (T01 below)
- [ ] Credential ops-bundle generated and stored in KeePassXC (T01 below)

## Architecture

```
Internet → Traefik (k3s) → cert-manager TLS
                ├── auth.coulomb.social   → Authelia
                ├── pink.coulomb.social   → privacyIDEA portal
                └── id.coulomb.social     → KeyCape (OIDC)

KeyCape ──► Authelia (session, password)
        ──► LLDAP   (directory, user lookup)
        ──► privacyIDEA (MFA challenges via trigger-admin token)

privacyIDEA ──► PostgreSQL (privacyidea_db via CloudNativePG)
LLDAP       ──► PostgreSQL (lldap_db via CloudNativePG)
Authelia    ──► PostgreSQL (authelia_db via CloudNativePG)
```

## Tasks

### T01 — Credential setup: SOPS + age + ops-bundle

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T01
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "6a22e17e-5854-4f8b-b419-9dc86d490357"
```

Net-kingdom currently uses a manual KeePassXC + age-bundle approach while
railiance-infra uses SOPS with age keys. This task aligns them under the
Credential Management Standard (`canon/standards/credential-management_v0.1.md`).

Steps:
1. Verify the operator age keypair exists at `~/.config/sops/age/key.txt`
   (reuse the railiance key if already present — one keypair per operator)
2. Add `.sops.yaml` to net-kingdom root (mirror railiance-infra pattern):
   - Encrypt files matching `secrets/.*` and `**/*.sops.yaml`
   - Recipient: operator age public key
3. Run `sso-mfa/bootstrap/gen-secrets.sh ./secrets` to generate all service secrets
4. Store each secret in KeePassXC under the `net-kingdom/` group hierarchy
   (see credential management standard for group layout)
5. Run `sso-mfa/bootstrap/pack-bundle.sh ./secrets <age-pub-key>` → encrypted ops bundle
6. Store ops bundle offsite (separate from KeePassXC)
7. Shred plaintext secrets: `find secrets/ -type f -exec shred -u {} \;`

### T02 — Apply cluster foundations

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T02
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "a14e3a6b-18ee-4172-8a47-bd531f21e55a"
```

Apply the K8s infrastructure foundations. All manifests already committed.

```bash
export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config-hosteurope
kubectl apply -f sso-mfa/k8s/namespaces/
kubectl apply -f sso-mfa/k8s/network-policies/
kubectl apply -f sso-mfa/k8s/cert-manager/
```

Verify: `bash sso-mfa/k8s/verify-t02.sh`

Expected: namespaces `sso`, `mfa`, `databases` exist; NetworkPolicies applied;
cert-manager pods Running.

### T03 — Deploy PostgreSQL (CloudNativePG)

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T03
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "19e375d0-66bd-4cf0-9c2d-59d5c0d5989e"
```

Deploy the shared database cluster with three databases:
- `privacyidea_db` — privacyIDEA
- `lldap_db` — LLDAP
- `authelia_db` — Authelia

```bash
kubectl apply -f sso-mfa/k8s/postgres/
```

Wait for cluster to be `Ready`, then verify: `bash sso-mfa/k8s/verify-t03.sh`

**Note**: Do not proceed to T04 until the CloudNativePG cluster is fully
healthy. Migration jobs will fail on a partially-started cluster.

### T04 — Deploy privacyIDEA

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T04
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "9c9c1ec9-0cf5-4546-a83e-d74dbf3b27af"
```

Deploy privacyIDEA into the `mfa` namespace.

> **Image fix applied (2026-03-20):** `privacyidea/privacyidea:3.12` does not exist.
> Corrected to `privacyidea/otpserver:3.12.2` on port 5001.
> Updated: `deployment.yaml`, `ingress.yaml`, `netpol-mfa.yaml`, `netpol-sso.yaml`.

**Step 1 — Create K8s secrets from KeePassXC:**
```bash
cd sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea
bash create-secrets.sh   # reads from env vars; source from KeePassXC
```

**Step 2 — Apply manifests:**
```bash
kubectl apply -f pvc.yaml
kubectl apply -f configmap.yaml
kubectl apply -f middleware.yaml
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml
```

**Step 3 — Bootstrap key material (time-sensitive):**
Run immediately once the pod reaches `Running` state. This window must not
be missed — if the pod is deleted before this runs, the enckey is lost.
```bash
bash enckey-bootstrap.sh   # extracts PI_ENCFILE + audit keys → K8s Secrets + KeePassXC
```

**Step 4 — Create admin accounts:**
```bash
bash bootstrap-admin.sh    # creates pi-admin + trigger-admin, sets policies
# store trigger-admin token in KeePassXC net-kingdom/privacyidea/trigger-admin
```

Verify: `bash sso-mfa/k8s/verify-t04.sh`

Expected: pod Running, TLS cert issued for `pink.coulomb.social`, admin
accounts exist, enckey backed up.

### T05 — Deploy LLDAP

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T05
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "82fc90f7-8eb4-4718-b02a-dfd5fa39e5bc"
```

Deploy LLDAP into the `sso` namespace.

```bash
cd sso-mfa/k8s/lldap
bash create-secrets.sh
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml
kubectl apply -f middleware.yaml
bash bootstrap-users.sh   # creates base OU structure + initial admin user
```

Verify pod Running and LDAP bind works on `ldap.coulomb.social`.

### T06 — Deploy Authelia

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T06
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "3a28ff10-fbfa-443b-a64d-bbfe6153c544"
```

Deploy Authelia into the `sso` namespace.

```bash
cd sso-mfa/k8s/authelia
bash create-secrets.sh
kubectl apply -f configmap.yaml
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml
```

Verify: `bash sso-mfa/k8s/verify-t05.sh` (covers LLDAP + Authelia together)

### T07 — Deploy KeyCape

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T07
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "496a97c9-3e2a-486e-ba62-18449868c6cf"
```

Deploy KeyCape into the `sso` namespace.

```bash
cd sso-mfa/k8s/keycape
bash create-secrets.sh       # includes privacyIDEA trigger-admin token
bash create-pi-token.sh      # registers KeyCape as a privacyIDEA application
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml
kubectl apply -f middleware.yaml
```

Verify: OIDC discovery endpoint reachable at
`https://id.coulomb.social/.well-known/openid-configuration`

### T08 — End-to-end authentication test

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T08
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "0fba3392-c916-43fd-a2c1-24ce39481043"
```

Prove the full auth flow works:
1. OIDC discovery resolves at `id.coulomb.social`
2. Authelia password auth succeeds for a test user
3. privacyIDEA TOTP challenge issued and accepted
4. KeyCape issues a valid access token
5. Token introspection returns expected claims (sub, groups, email)

Use the KeyCape acceptance test suite:
```bash
cd /home/worsch/key-cape
go test ./tests/... -run TestProfileBaseline -v
```

### T09 — Backup, DR, and monitoring

```task
id: NK-WP-0003-T09
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "a82751d8-4de8-4668-8568-8dc140a6322b"
```

Operational hardening:

1. Deploy backup CronJob for CloudNativePG → MinIO/S3
   ```bash
   kubectl apply -f sso-mfa/k8s/backup/
   ```
2. Execute DB restore drill (mandatory before production traffic):
   restore `privacyidea_db` from a backup into a test namespace, verify
   privacyIDEA starts cleanly with the restored data
3. Deploy break-glass admin access (disabled by default):
   ```bash
   bash sso-mfa/k8s/lldap/break-glass.sh setup
   ```
4. Verify Prometheus scraping for privacyIDEA and Authelia metrics
5. Confirm NetworkPolicies block all unexpected egress

Verify: `bash sso-mfa/k8s/verify-t08.sh` (if exists) or manual checklist
from NK-WP-0001 T08 scope.

## Done criteria

- [ ] All verify-t*.sh scripts exit 0
- [ ] KeyCape acceptance test suite passes
- [ ] DB restore drill completed
- [ ] All key material backed up in KeePassXC + ops bundle
- [ ] privacyIDEA enckey backed up (K8s Secret + KeePassXC)
- [ ] Monitoring active (Prometheus scraping all three services)