fix(backend): resolve refresh-token expiry deadlock, missing Jira on normal campaign approval, discarded threat-actor campaign start_date

- /auth/refresh now allows a short grace window past expiry and checks
  the blacklist, so an active session's silent refresh no longer fails
  the instant its own token expires
- normal manager /approve flow now creates Jira tickets for the campaign
  and its already-linked tests, matching the admin-only /activate path
- GenerateFromActorPayload now accepts start_date and threads it through
  to the new campaign instead of silently discarding it

backend/app/routers/auth.py

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Cookie, Depends, Request, Response
 # Import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm from fastapi.security
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
 
+# Import datetime, timezone from datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
 # Import jwt (PyJWT)
 import jwt
 from jwt.exceptions import PyJWTError as JWTError
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ from jwt.exceptions import PyJWTError as JWTError
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 # Import blacklist_token, create_access_token, verify_pa... from app.auth
-from app.auth import blacklist_token, create_access_token, verify_password
+from app.auth import blacklist_token, create_access_token, is_token_blacklisted, verify_password
 
 # Import settings from app.config
 from app.config import settings
@@ -272,19 +275,28 @@ def logout(
     return {"detail": "Logged out"}
 
 
+# A token that has *just* expired can still be refreshed within this window.
+# Without this grace period, `/auth/refresh` decodes the same token with the
+# same strict expiry check as every other endpoint — so by the time a 401
+# triggers a refresh attempt, the refresh call itself has also expired and
+# the session is unrecoverable. The grace window only widens the refresh
+# check; a brand-new token is always issued with the full expiry.
+_REFRESH_GRACE_SECONDS = 15 * 60
+
+
 @router.post("/refresh", response_model=TokenResponse)
 def refresh_token(
     response: Response,
     aegis_token: str | None = Cookie(None),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ):
-    """Issue a new access token if the current one is valid.
+    """Issue a new access token if the current one is valid or recently expired.
 
     Called automatically by the frontend when it detects an expired
-    session while the user is actively using the app.  If the current
-    cookie token is still valid (not blacklisted, not expired), a fresh
-    token is issued and the cookie is renewed — keeping the session alive
-    without requiring re-authentication.
+    session while the user is actively using the app. Expiry is checked
+    manually (with `_REFRESH_GRACE_SECONDS` of leeway) instead of relying on
+    PyJWT's built-in check, so a token that expired moments ago can still
+    be refreshed. Revoked (blacklisted) tokens are never refreshable.
     """
     if not aegis_token:
         raise PermissionViolation("No active session")
@@ -294,10 +306,20 @@ def refresh_token(
             aegis_token,
             settings.SECRET_KEY,
             algorithms=[settings.ALGORITHM],
+            options={"verify_exp": False},
         )
     except JWTError:
         raise PermissionViolation("Session expired — please log in again")
 
+    jti: str | None = payload.get("jti")
+    if jti and is_token_blacklisted(jti):
+        raise PermissionViolation("Session expired — please log in again")
+
+    exp = payload.get("exp")
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()
+    if exp is None or now - exp > _REFRESH_GRACE_SECONDS:
+        raise PermissionViolation("Session expired — please log in again")
+
     username: str | None = payload.get("sub")
     if not username:
         raise PermissionViolation("Invalid session")

backend/app/routers/campaigns.py

@@ -134,6 +134,42 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/campaigns", tags=["campaigns"])
 
 
+def _create_jira_tickets_for_campaign(db: Session, campaign: Campaign, campaign_id: str, user: User) -> None:
+    """Create Jira tickets for a campaign and its already-linked tests, if missing.
+
+    Shared by both paths that bring a campaign to ``active``: the admin-only
+    emergency `/activate` override and the normal manager `/approve` flow.
+    Tests may already be linked to the campaign from when it was still a
+    draft, i.e. before any Jira ticket existed for the campaign — so they
+    need their own tickets created here too. Best-effort: failures are
+    logged, not raised, since a Jira outage must not block activation.
+    """
+    try:
+        from app.services.jira_service import (
+            auto_create_campaign_issue,
+            auto_create_test_issue,
+            get_campaign_jira_key,
+            get_test_jira_key,
+        )
+        campaign_jira_key = get_campaign_jira_key(db, campaign_id)
+        if not campaign_jira_key:
+            campaign_jira_key = auto_create_campaign_issue(db, campaign, user)
+        if campaign_jira_key:
+            for ct in campaign.campaign_tests:
+                if ct.test and not get_test_jira_key(db, ct.test.id):
+                    auto_create_test_issue(
+                        db, ct.test, user,
+                        parent_ticket_override=campaign_jira_key,
+                        campaign_start_date=campaign.start_date,
+                    )
+        db.commit()
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception(
+            "Jira ticket creation failed while activating campaign %s",
+            campaign_id,
+        )
+
+
 # ── Pydantic schemas ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 class CampaignCreate(BaseModel):
@@ -498,6 +534,11 @@ def approve_campaign_endpoint(
         )
         uow.commit()
     db.refresh(campaign)
+
+    # Create Jira tickets for campaign and its already-linked tests (non-fatal).
+    # Mirrors the admin-only /activate override — this is the normal path.
+    _create_jira_tickets_for_campaign(db, campaign, campaign_id, current_user)
+
     return serialize_campaign(db, campaign)
 
 
@@ -837,30 +878,7 @@ def activate_campaign(
 
     # Create Jira tickets for campaign and tests at activation time (non-fatal).
     # Campaign ticket is created here if it doesn't already exist (deferred from creation).
-    try:
-        from app.services.jira_service import (
-            auto_create_campaign_issue,
-            auto_create_test_issue,
-            get_campaign_jira_key,
-            get_test_jira_key,
-        )
-        campaign_jira_key = get_campaign_jira_key(db, campaign_id)
-        if not campaign_jira_key:
-            campaign_jira_key = auto_create_campaign_issue(db, campaign, current_user)
-        if campaign_jira_key:
-            for ct in campaign.campaign_tests:
-                if ct.test and not get_test_jira_key(db, ct.test.id):
-                    auto_create_test_issue(
-                        db, ct.test, current_user,
-                        parent_ticket_override=campaign_jira_key,
-                        campaign_start_date=campaign.start_date,
-                    )
-        db.commit()
-    except Exception:
-        logger.exception(
-            "Jira ticket creation failed during activation of campaign %s",
-            campaign_id,
-        )
+    _create_jira_tickets_for_campaign(db, campaign, campaign_id, current_user)
 
     return serialize_campaign(db, campaign)
 
@@ -950,7 +968,7 @@ def get_campaign_progress_endpoint(
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class GenerateFromActorPayload(BaseModel):
-    pass
+    start_date: Optional[datetime] = None
 
 
 @router.post("/from-threat-actor/{actor_id}", status_code=201)
@@ -980,6 +998,7 @@ def generate_campaign_from_actor(
         db,
         uuid.UUID(actor_id),
         current_user,
+        start_date=payload.start_date,
     )
 
     # Open context manager

backend/app/services/campaign_service.py

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def generate_campaign_from_threat_actor(
     actor_id: uuid.UUID,
     # Entry: user
     user: User,
+    # Entry: start_date
+    start_date: datetime | None = None,
 ) -> Campaign:
     """Auto-generate a campaign from a threat actor's uncovered techniques.
 
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ def generate_campaign_from_threat_actor(
         created_by=user.id,
         # Keyword argument: tags
         tags=[actor.name, "auto-generated"],
+        # Keyword argument: start_date
+        start_date=start_date,
     )
     # Stage new record(s) for database insertion
     db.add(campaign)