fix platform security and SMTP boundaries

src/main/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/config/SecurityConfiguration.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.crypto.factory.PasswordEncoderFactories;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.AuthorizationFilter;
+import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy;
 
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 class SecurityConfiguration {
@@ -27,10 +28,13 @@ class SecurityConfiguration {
             throws Exception {
         return http
                 .authorizeHttpRequests(authorize -> authorize
-                        .requestMatchers("/bootstrap/**", "/activate/**", "/login", "/error", "/actuator/health")
+                        .requestMatchers(
+                                "/bootstrap/**", "/activate/**", "/login", "/error", "/assets/**",
+                                "/actuator/health")
                         .permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers("/admin/**").hasRole("ADMIN")
                         .anyRequest().authenticated())
+                .headers(headers -> headers.referrerPolicy(policy -> policy.policy(ReferrerPolicy.NO_REFERRER)))
                 .formLogin(form -> form.loginPage("/login").defaultSuccessUrl("/", true))
                 .logout(logout -> logout.logoutSuccessUrl("/login?logout"))
                 .addFilterBefore(bootstrapAccessFilter, AuthorizationFilter.class)

src/main/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/feature/account/controller/BootstrapAccessFilter.java

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class BootstrapAccessFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 
     private static boolean allowedBeforeBootstrap(String path) {
         return path.equals("/bootstrap") || path.startsWith("/bootstrap/")
-                || path.equals("/actuator/health") || path.startsWith("/bootstrap-assets/")
+                || path.equals("/actuator/health") || path.startsWith("/assets/")
                 || path.equals("/error");
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/feature/account/service/AccountService.java

@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ public class AccountService {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Moves an active Intern's internship from {@code NOT_STARTED} to {@code ACTIVE} once the configured
+     * internship start date has arrived in the application's business timezone.
+     *
+     * @param internUserId Intern account whose internship should start
+     * @param adminId active Admin authorizing the state transition
+     * @throws IllegalStateException when the internship start date has not arrived
+     */
     @Transactional
     public void activateInternship(long internUserId, long adminId) {
         AppUser admin = users.findById(adminId)
@@ -124,9 +132,12 @@ public class AccountService {
         if (intern.getGlobalRole() != GlobalRole.INTERN || intern.getAccountStatus() != AccountStatus.ACTIVE) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("An active Intern account is required");
         }
-        internProfiles.findForUpdateByUserId(internUserId)
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Intern profile not found"))
-                .activate(clock.instant());
+        InternProfile profile = internProfiles.findForUpdateByUserId(internUserId)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Intern profile not found"));
+        if (LocalDate.now(clock).isBefore(profile.getInternshipStartDate())) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Internship cannot activate before its start date");
+        }
+        profile.activate(clock.instant());
     }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)

src/main/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/feature/integration/service/JavaMailSmtpProbe.java

@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
 package com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.service;
 
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.model.dto.SmtpConnection;
 import com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.model.SecurityMode;
-import org.springframework.mail.SimpleMailMessage;
+import jakarta.mail.MessagingException;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
 import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl;
+import org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+/**
+ * Sends immediate SMTP messages through a freshly configured JavaMail client.
+ * Connections are bounded by finite network timeouts so an Admin test or
+ * activation delivery cannot block a request indefinitely.
+ */
 @Component
 class JavaMailSmtpProbe implements SmtpProbe {
+    private static final String TIMEOUT_MILLIS = "5000";
+
+    private final Supplier<JavaMailSenderImpl> senderFactory;
+
+    JavaMailSmtpProbe() {
+        this(JavaMailSenderImpl::new);
+    }
+
+    JavaMailSmtpProbe(Supplier<JavaMailSenderImpl> senderFactory) {
+        this.senderFactory = senderFactory;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void send(SmtpConnection connection, String recipient, String subject, String body) {
-        JavaMailSenderImpl sender = new JavaMailSenderImpl();
+        JavaMailSenderImpl sender = senderFactory.get();
         sender.setHost(connection.host());
         sender.setPort(connection.port());
         sender.setUsername(connection.username());
@@ -24,11 +46,21 @@ class JavaMailSmtpProbe implements SmtpProbe {
         } else if (connection.securityMode() == SecurityMode.TLS) {
             sender.setProtocol("smtps");
         }
-        SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();
-        message.setFrom(connection.fromAddress());
-        message.setTo(recipient);
-        message.setSubject(subject);
-        message.setText(body);
+        String propertyPrefix = connection.securityMode() == SecurityMode.TLS ? "mail.smtps" : "mail.smtp";
+        properties.setProperty(propertyPrefix + ".connectiontimeout", TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+        properties.setProperty(propertyPrefix + ".timeout", TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+        properties.setProperty(propertyPrefix + ".writetimeout", TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+
+        MimeMessage message = sender.createMimeMessage();
+        try {
+            MimeMessageHelper helper = new MimeMessageHelper(message, false, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
+            helper.setFrom(connection.fromAddress(), connection.fromName());
+            helper.setTo(recipient);
+            helper.setSubject(subject);
+            helper.setText(body);
+        } catch (MessagingException | UnsupportedEncodingException exception) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to construct SMTP message", exception);
+        }
         sender.send(message);
     }
 }

src/test/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/config/SecurityResponseIntegrationTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.lab.labtimesheet.config;
+
+import static org.springframework.security.test.web.servlet.request.SecurityMockMvcRequestPostProcessors.anonymous;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.header;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+import com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.account.service.BootstrapService;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.webmvc.test.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureMockMvc;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+
+@Import(TestcontainersConfiguration.class)
+@SpringBootTest
+@AutoConfigureMockMvc
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
+@DirtiesContext(classMode = DirtiesContext.ClassMode.AFTER_EACH_TEST_METHOD)
+class SecurityResponseIntegrationTest {
+    @Autowired
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private BootstrapService bootstrap;
+
+    @Test
+    void assetsRemainPublicBeforeAndAfterBootstrap() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/assets/review-test.css").with(anonymous()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().string(org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString("asset")));
+
+        bootstrap.bootstrap("admin@example.com", "Admin", "correct horse battery staple");
+
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/assets/review-test.css").with(anonymous()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().string(org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString("asset")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void authenticationAndActivationResponsesDoNotSendReferrers() throws Exception {
+        bootstrap.bootstrap("admin@example.com", "Admin", "correct horse battery staple");
+
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/login"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(header().string("Referrer-Policy", "no-referrer"));
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/activate").param("token", "non-secret-test-fixture"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(header().string("Referrer-Policy", "no-referrer"));
+    }
+}

src/test/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/feature/account/service/AccountActivationIntegrationTest.java

@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 
 @Import({TestcontainersConfiguration.class, AccountActivationIntegrationTest.MailProbeConfiguration.class})
 @SpringBootTest
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
+@DirtiesContext(classMode = DirtiesContext.ClassMode.AFTER_EACH_TEST_METHOD)
 class AccountActivationIntegrationTest {
 
     @Autowired
@@ -138,6 +140,25 @@ class AccountActivationIntegrationTest {
         assertThat(summary.activeInternships()).isEqualTo(1);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void internshipCannotActivateBeforeItsBusinessStartDate() {
+        bootstrap.bootstrap("admin@example.com", "Admin", "correct horse battery staple");
+        long adminId = accounts.requireActiveAdminId("admin@example.com");
+        activateSmtp(adminId);
+        mail.messages.clear();
+
+        var creation = accounts.create(new CreateAccountCommand(
+                "future-intern@example.com", "Future Intern", GlobalRole.INTERN, "STU-FUTURE",
+                LocalDate.of(2026, 8, 15), LocalDate.of(2026, 12, 31)), adminId);
+        assertThat(accounts.activate(mail.onlyActivationToken(), "future secure password")).isTrue();
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> accounts.activateInternship(creation.userId(), adminId))
+                .isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class)
+                .hasMessageContaining("start date");
+        assertThat(internProfiles.findById(creation.userId()).orElseThrow().getInternshipStatus())
+                .isEqualTo(InternshipStatus.NOT_STARTED);
+    }
+
     private void activateSmtp(long adminId) {
         long draftId = smtp.saveDraft(adminId, new SmtpDraft(
                 "mailpit", 1025, SecurityMode.NONE, null, null, "admin@example.com", "Lab Timesheet"));

src/test/java/com/lab/labtimesheet/feature/integration/service/JavaMailSmtpProbeTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.model.SecurityMode;
+import com.lab.labtimesheet.feature.integration.model.dto.SmtpConnection;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl;
+
+class JavaMailSmtpProbeTest {
+    @Test
+    void appliesFiniteTimeoutsAndConfiguredFromName() throws Exception {
+        var sender = new CapturingMailSender();
+        var probe = new JavaMailSmtpProbe(() -> sender);
+        var connection = new SmtpConnection(
+                "smtp.example.com", 587, SecurityMode.STARTTLS, "user", "password",
+                "noreply@example.com", "Lab Timesheet");
+
+        probe.send(connection, "admin@example.com", "Subject", "Body");
+
+        assertThat(sender.getJavaMailProperties())
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtp.connectiontimeout", "5000")
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtp.timeout", "5000")
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtp.writetimeout", "5000");
+        var from = (InternetAddress) sender.message.getFrom()[0];
+        assertThat(from.getAddress()).isEqualTo("noreply@example.com");
+        assertThat(from.getPersonal()).isEqualTo("Lab Timesheet");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void appliesFiniteTimeoutsToImplicitTlsTransport() {
+        var sender = new CapturingMailSender();
+        var probe = new JavaMailSmtpProbe(() -> sender);
+        var connection = new SmtpConnection(
+                "smtp.example.com", 465, SecurityMode.TLS, null, null,
+                "noreply@example.com", "Lab Timesheet");
+
+        probe.send(connection, "admin@example.com", "Subject", "Body");
+
+        assertThat(sender.getProtocol()).isEqualTo("smtps");
+        assertThat(sender.getJavaMailProperties())
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtps.connectiontimeout", "5000")
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtps.timeout", "5000")
+                .containsEntry("mail.smtps.writetimeout", "5000");
+    }
+
+    static final class CapturingMailSender extends JavaMailSenderImpl {
+        private MimeMessage message;
+
+        @Override
+        public void send(MimeMessage... mimeMessages) {
+            assertThat(mimeMessages).hasSize(1);
+            message = mimeMessages[0];
+        }
+    }
+}

src/test/resources/static/assets/review-test.css

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+asset