fix(security): phase 1 critical fixes for public release

- Redact PostgreSQL DSN password from stdout/logs
- Harden .dockerignore to exclude .ssh/, .claude/, *.db, *.local files
- SSRF protection: block private/loopback/link-local IPs by default
  (UPTOP_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS=true to override for homelab use)
- Fix email header injection via CRLF in monitor names
- AES-256-GCM encryption for alert credentials at rest
  (UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY env var, migrate-secrets subcommand)
- TLS support for HTTP server (UPTOP_TLS_CERT/UPTOP_TLS_KEY)
  with HSTS header when TLS enabled

.dockerignore

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 .git
 tmp/
-vendor/
+vendor/
+
+# Security: keep sensitive/local files out of Docker build context
+.ssh/
+.claude/
+.github/
+.gitea/
+CLAUDE.md
+*.local.json
+*.local.md
+*.local
+*.db
+*.db-journal

cmd/uptop/main.go

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/cluster"
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/config"
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/importer"
@@ -13,12 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/server"
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/store"
 	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/tui"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"strconv"
-	"syscall"
-	"time"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/ssh"
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ func main() {
 		case "version", "--version", "-v":
 			printVersion()
 			return
+		case "migrate-secrets":
+			runMigrateSecrets(os.Args[2:])
+			return
 		}
 	}
 	runServe(os.Args[1:])
@@ -67,23 +72,42 @@ func envOrDefault(key, fallback string) string {
 	return fallback
 }
 
+func redactDSN(dsn string) string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "***"
+	}
+	u.User = nil
+	return u.String()
+}
+
 func openStore(dbType, dsn string) store.Store {
-	var s store.Store
+	var ss *store.SQLStore
 	var err error
 	if dbType == "postgres" {
-		s, err = store.NewPostgresStore(dsn)
+		ss, err = store.NewPostgresStore(dsn)
 	} else {
-		s, err = store.NewSQLiteStore(dsn)
+		ss, err = store.NewSQLiteStore(dsn)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "database error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	if err := s.Init(); err != nil {
+	if encKey := os.Getenv("UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY"); encKey != "" {
+		enc, err := store.NewEncryptor(encKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "encryption key error: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		ss.SetEncryptor(enc)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("WARNING: No UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY set. Alert credentials stored unencrypted.")
+	}
+	if err := ss.Init(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "database init error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	return s
+	return ss
 }
 
 func runApply(args []string) {
@@ -142,6 +166,56 @@ func runExport(args []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func runMigrateSecrets(args []string) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("migrate-secrets", flag.ExitOnError)
+	dbType := fs.String("db-type", envOrDefault("UPTOP_DB_TYPE", "sqlite"), "Database type")
+	dsn := fs.String("dsn", envOrDefault("UPTOP_DB_DSN", "uptop.db"), "Database DSN")
+	_ = fs.Parse(args)
+
+	encKey := os.Getenv("UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY")
+	if encKey == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "error: UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY must be set")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	enc, err := store.NewEncryptor(encKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	var ss *store.SQLStore
+	if *dbType == "postgres" {
+		ss, err = store.NewPostgresStore(*dsn)
+	} else {
+		ss, err = store.NewSQLiteStore(*dsn)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "database error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err := ss.Init(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "database init error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	alerts, err := ss.GetAllAlerts()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error loading alerts: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	ss.SetEncryptor(enc)
+	migrated := 0
+	for _, a := range alerts {
+		if err := ss.UpdateAlert(a.ID, a.Name, a.Type, a.Settings); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error migrating alert %q: %v\n", a.Name, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		migrated++
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Migrated %d alert(s) to encrypted storage.\n", migrated)
+}
+
 func runServe(args []string) {
 	portVal := 23234
 	dbType := "sqlite"
@@ -211,13 +285,19 @@ func runServe(args []string) {
 			cancel()
 		}()
 
+		probeAllowPrivate := os.Getenv("UPTOP_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS") == "true"
+		if probeAllowPrivate {
+			fmt.Println("WARNING: Private target blocking disabled. Monitor URLs can reach internal networks.")
+		}
+
 		if err := cluster.RunProbe(ctx, cluster.ProbeConfig{
-			NodeID:    nodeID,
+			NodeID:              nodeID,
-			NodeName:  nodeName,
+			NodeName:            nodeName,
-			Region:    nodeRegion,
+			Region:              nodeRegion,
-			LeaderURL: clusterPeer,
+			LeaderURL:           clusterPeer,
-			SharedKey: clusterKey,
+			SharedKey:           clusterKey,
-			Interval:  30,
+			Interval:            30,
+			AllowPrivateTargets: probeAllowPrivate,
 		}); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Probe error: %v\n", err)
 		}
@@ -232,21 +312,33 @@ func runServe(args []string) {
 	importKuma := fs.String("import-kuma", "", "Import Uptime Kuma backup JSON file")
 	_ = fs.Parse(args) // ExitOnError: parse errors exit before returning
 
-	var s store.Store
+	var ss *store.SQLStore
 	var dbErr error
 	if *flagDBType == "postgres" {
-		s, dbErr = store.NewPostgresStore(*flagDSN)
+		ss, dbErr = store.NewPostgresStore(*flagDSN)
-		fmt.Printf("Using PostgreSQL: %s\n", *flagDSN)
+		fmt.Printf("Using PostgreSQL: %s\n", redactDSN(*flagDSN))
 	} else {
-		s, dbErr = store.NewSQLiteStore(*flagDSN)
+		ss, dbErr = store.NewSQLiteStore(*flagDSN)
 		fmt.Printf("Using SQLite: %s\n", *flagDSN)
 	}
 	if dbErr != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Database connection error: %v\n", dbErr)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	defer s.Close()
+	defer ss.Close()
 
+	if encKey := os.Getenv("UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY"); encKey != "" {
+		enc, err := store.NewEncryptor(encKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "encryption key error: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		ss.SetEncryptor(enc)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("WARNING: No UPTOP_ENCRYPTION_KEY set. Alert credentials stored unencrypted.")
+	}
+
+	var s store.Store = ss
 	if err := s.Init(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Database init error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -269,7 +361,12 @@ func runServe(args []string) {
 		fmt.Printf("Imported %d monitors and %d alerts from Uptime Kuma v%s\n", len(backup.Sites), len(backup.Alerts), kb.Version)
 	}
 
-	eng := monitor.NewEngine(s)
+	allowPrivate := os.Getenv("UPTOP_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS") == "true"
+	if allowPrivate {
+		fmt.Println("WARNING: Private target blocking disabled. Monitor URLs can reach internal networks.")
+	}
+
+	eng := monitor.NewEngineWithOpts(s, allowPrivate)
 	if os.Getenv("UPTOP_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY") == "true" {
 		eng.SetInsecureSkipVerify(true)
 	}
@@ -284,11 +381,17 @@ func runServe(args []string) {
 	eng.InitLogs()
 	eng.Start(ctx)
 
+	tlsCert := os.Getenv("UPTOP_TLS_CERT")
+	tlsKey := os.Getenv("UPTOP_TLS_KEY")
+
 	httpSrv := server.Start(server.ServerConfig{
 		Port:         httpPort,
 		EnableStatus: enableStatus,
 		Title:        statusTitle,
 		ClusterKey:   clusterKey,
+		TLSCert:      tlsCert,
+		TLSKey:       tlsKey,
+		ClusterMode:  clusterMode,
 	}, s, eng)
 
 	cluster.Start(ctx, cluster.Config{

internal/alert/alert.go

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/smtp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 )
 
 var alertClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ type EmailProvider struct {
 	Host, Port, User, Pass, To, From string
 }
 
+func sanitizeHeader(s string) string {
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "\r", "")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "\n", "")
+	return s
+}
+
 func (e *EmailProvider) Send(ctx context.Context, title, message string) error {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -183,11 +190,18 @@ func (e *EmailProvider) Send(ctx context.Context, title, message string) error {
 	default:
 	}
 	auth := smtp.PlainAuth("", e.User, e.Pass, e.Host)
-	msg := []byte("To: " + e.To + "\r\n" +
+	to := sanitizeHeader(e.To)
-		"Subject: uptop: " + title + "\r\n" +
+	from := sanitizeHeader(e.From)
+	subject := sanitizeHeader(title)
+	body := strings.ReplaceAll(message, "\r", "")
+	msg := []byte("From: " + from + "\r\n" +
+		"To: " + to + "\r\n" +
+		"Subject: uptop: " + subject + "\r\n" +
+		"MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n" +
+		"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n" +
 		"\r\n" +
-		message + "\r\n")
+		body + "\r\n")
-	return smtp.SendMail(e.Host+":"+e.Port, auth, e.From, []string{e.To}, msg)
+	return smtp.SendMail(e.Host+":"+e.Port, auth, from, []string{to}, msg)
 }
 
 type NtfyProvider struct {

internal/alert/alert_test.go

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package alert
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 )
 
 func TestHTTPProviderDiscord(t *testing.T) {
@@ -212,3 +213,20 @@ func TestGetProviderUnknown(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected nil for unknown provider type")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSanitizeHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input, want string
+	}{
+		{"normal subject", "normal subject"},
+		{"inject\r\nBcc: evil@bad.com", "injectBcc: evil@bad.com"},
+		{"has\nnewline", "hasnewline"},
+		{"has\rcarriage", "hascarriage"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := sanitizeHeader(tt.input)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("sanitizeHeader(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/cluster/cluster_test.go

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
 )
 
 // --- Mock Store (minimal, for monitor.NewEngine) ---
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ func TestProbeExecuteChecks(t *testing.T) {
 
 	strict := &http.Client{}
 	insecure := &http.Client{}
-	results := probeExecuteChecks(context.Background(), sites, strict, insecure)
+	results := probeExecuteChecks(context.Background(), sites, strict, insecure, true)
 
 	if len(results) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 2 results, got %d", len(results))
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ func TestProbeExecuteChecks_Concurrency(t *testing.T) {
 		sites = append(sites, models.Site{ID: i + 1, Type: "http", URL: srv.URL})
 	}
 
-	results := probeExecuteChecks(context.Background(), sites, &http.Client{}, &http.Client{})
+	results := probeExecuteChecks(context.Background(), sites, &http.Client{}, &http.Client{}, true)
 	if len(results) != 20 {
 		t.Errorf("expected 20 results, got %d", len(results))
 	}

internal/cluster/probe.go

@@ -6,21 +6,23 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
 )
 
 type ProbeConfig struct {
-	NodeID    string
+	NodeID              string
-	NodeName  string
+	NodeName            string
-	Region    string
+	Region              string
-	LeaderURL string
+	LeaderURL           string
-	SharedKey string
+	SharedKey           string
-	Interval  int
+	Interval            int
+	AllowPrivateTargets bool
 }
 
 func RunProbe(ctx context.Context, cfg ProbeConfig) error {
@@ -29,11 +31,18 @@ func RunProbe(ctx context.Context, cfg ProbeConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	apiClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	dial := monitor.SafeDialContext(cfg.AllowPrivateTargets)
 	strictClient := &http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false}},
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false},
+			DialContext:     dial,
+		},
 	}
 	insecureClient := &http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}, //nolint:gosec // intentional for IgnoreTLS sites
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}, //nolint:gosec // intentional for IgnoreTLS sites
+			DialContext:     dial,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if err := probeRegister(ctx, apiClient, cfg); err != nil {
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ func RunProbe(ctx context.Context, cfg ProbeConfig) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		results := probeExecuteChecks(ctx, sites, strictClient, insecureClient)
+		results := probeExecuteChecks(ctx, sites, strictClient, insecureClient, cfg.AllowPrivateTargets)
 
 		if len(results) > 0 {
 			if err := probeReportResults(ctx, apiClient, cfg, results); err != nil {
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ type probeResultItem struct {
 	IsUp      bool  `json:"is_up"`
 }
 
-func probeExecuteChecks(ctx context.Context, sites []models.Site, strict, insecure *http.Client) []probeResultItem {
+func probeExecuteChecks(ctx context.Context, sites []models.Site, strict, insecure *http.Client, allowPrivate bool) []probeResultItem {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
 	var results []probeResultItem
 	sem := make(chan struct{}, 10)
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ loop:
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer func() { <-sem }()
 
-			cr := monitor.RunCheck(s, strict, insecure, false)
+			cr := monitor.RunCheck(s, strict, insecure, false, allowPrivate)
 			mu.Lock()
 			results = append(results, probeResultItem{
 				SiteID:    s.ID,

internal/monitor/checker.go

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package monitor
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
+
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 	probing "github.com/prometheus-community/pro-bing"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,25 @@ type CheckResult struct {
 	CertExpiry time.Time
 }
 
-func RunCheck(site models.Site, strict, insecure *http.Client, globalInsecure bool) CheckResult {
+func RunCheck(site models.Site, strict, insecure *http.Client, globalInsecure bool, allowPrivate ...bool) CheckResult {
+	private := len(allowPrivate) > 0 && allowPrivate[0]
+
+	if site.Type != "http" && site.Type != "dns" && !private {
+		host := site.Hostname
+		if host == "" {
+			host = site.URL
+		}
+		if host != "" {
+			if ips, err := net.LookupIP(host); err == nil {
+				for _, ip := range ips {
+					if isPrivateIP(ip) {
+						return CheckResult{SiteID: site.ID, Status: "DOWN"}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch site.Type {
 	case "http":
 		return runHTTPCheck(site, strict, insecure, globalInsecure)

internal/monitor/checker_test.go

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package monitor
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 )
 
 func TestRunCheck_HTTP_Success(t *testing.T) {
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func TestRunCheck_Port_Open(t *testing.T) {
 	port, _ := strconv.Atoi(portStr)
 
 	site := models.Site{ID: 1, Type: "port", Hostname: "127.0.0.1", Port: port, Timeout: 2}
-	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false)
+	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false, true)
 
 	if result.Status != "UP" {
 		t.Errorf("expected UP, got %s", result.Status)
@@ -152,13 +153,31 @@ func TestRunCheck_Port_Closed(t *testing.T) {
 	ln.Close()
 
 	site := models.Site{ID: 1, Type: "port", Hostname: "127.0.0.1", Port: port, Timeout: 1}
-	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false)
+	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false, true)
 
 	if result.Status != "DOWN" {
 		t.Errorf("expected DOWN, got %s", result.Status)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunCheck_Port_BlocksPrivateByDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	_, portStr, _ := net.SplitHostPort(ln.Addr().String())
+	port, _ := strconv.Atoi(portStr)
+
+	site := models.Site{ID: 1, Type: "port", Hostname: "127.0.0.1", Port: port, Timeout: 2}
+	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false)
+
+	if result.Status != "DOWN" {
+		t.Errorf("expected DOWN when private targets blocked, got %s", result.Status)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunCheck_UnknownType(t *testing.T) {
 	site := models.Site{ID: 1, Type: "invalid"}
 	result := RunCheck(site, nil, nil, false)

internal/monitor/monitor.go

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/alert"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/store"
 	"math/rand/v2"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/alert"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/store"
 )
 
 type Engine struct {
@@ -32,26 +33,43 @@ type Engine struct {
 	probeResults   map[int]map[string]NodeResult
 	aggStrategy    AggregationStrategy
 
-	db                 store.Store
+	db                  store.Store
-	insecureSkipVerify bool
+	insecureSkipVerify  bool
-	strictClient       *http.Client
+	allowPrivateTargets bool
-	insecureClient     *http.Client
+	strictClient        *http.Client
+	insecureClient      *http.Client
 }
 
 func NewEngine(s store.Store) *Engine {
+	return newEngine(s, false)
+}
+
+func NewEngineWithOpts(s store.Store, allowPrivateTargets bool) *Engine {
+	return newEngine(s, allowPrivateTargets)
+}
+
+func newEngine(s store.Store, allowPrivateTargets bool) *Engine {
+	dial := SafeDialContext(allowPrivateTargets)
 	return &Engine{
-		liveState:    make(map[int]models.Site),
+		liveState:           make(map[int]models.Site),
-		histories:    make(map[int]*SiteHistory),
+		histories:           make(map[int]*SiteHistory),
-		tokenIndex:   make(map[string]int),
+		tokenIndex:          make(map[string]int),
-		probeResults: make(map[int]map[string]NodeResult),
+		probeResults:        make(map[int]map[string]NodeResult),
-		aggStrategy:  AggAnyDown,
+		aggStrategy:         AggAnyDown,
-		isActive:     true,
+		isActive:            true,
-		db:           s,
+		allowPrivateTargets: allowPrivateTargets,
+		db:                  s,
 		strictClient: &http.Client{
-			Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false}},
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false},
+				DialContext:     dial,
+			},
 		},
 		insecureClient: &http.Client{
-			Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}, //nolint:gosec // intentional for IgnoreTLS sites
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}, //nolint:gosec // intentional for IgnoreTLS sites
+				DialContext:     dial,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -351,7 +369,7 @@ func (e *Engine) checkByID(id int) {
 	case "group":
 		e.checkGroup(site)
 	default:
-		result := RunCheck(site, e.strictClient, e.insecureClient, e.insecureSkipVerify)
+		result := RunCheck(site, e.strictClient, e.insecureClient, e.insecureSkipVerify, e.allowPrivateTargets)
 		updatedSite := site
 		updatedSite.HasSSL = result.HasSSL
 		updatedSite.CertExpiry = result.CertExpiry

internal/monitor/safedial.go

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var privateRanges []*net.IPNet
+
+func init() {
+	cidrs := []string{
+		"127.0.0.0/8",
+		"::1/128",
+		"10.0.0.0/8",
+		"172.16.0.0/12",
+		"192.168.0.0/16",
+		"169.254.0.0/16",
+		"fe80::/10",
+		"fc00::/7",
+	}
+	for _, cidr := range cidrs {
+		_, network, _ := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
+		privateRanges = append(privateRanges, network)
+	}
+}
+
+func isPrivateIP(ip net.IP) bool {
+	for _, network := range privateRanges {
+		if network.Contains(ip) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func SafeDialContext(allowPrivate bool) func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		ips, err := net.DefaultResolver.LookupIPAddr(ctx, host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if !allowPrivate {
+			for _, ip := range ips {
+				if isPrivateIP(ip.IP) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("blocked: %s resolves to private address %s", host, ip.IP)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			target := net.JoinHostPort(ip.IP.String(), port)
+			conn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, network, target)
+			if err == nil {
+				return conn, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to %s", addr)
+	}
+}

internal/monitor/safedial_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsPrivateIP(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		ip      string
+		private bool
+	}{
+		{"127.0.0.1", true},
+		{"10.0.0.1", true},
+		{"172.16.0.1", true},
+		{"192.168.1.1", true},
+		{"169.254.169.254", true},
+		{"::1", true},
+		{"8.8.8.8", false},
+		{"1.1.1.1", false},
+		{"93.184.216.34", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		ip := net.ParseIP(tt.ip)
+		got := isPrivateIP(ip)
+		if got != tt.private {
+			t.Errorf("isPrivateIP(%s) = %v, want %v", tt.ip, got, tt.private)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSafeDialContext_BlocksPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	dial := SafeDialContext(false)
+	_, err := dial(t.Context(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:80")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error dialing loopback with private blocking enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSafeDialContext_AllowsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	dial := SafeDialContext(true)
+	_, err := dial(t.Context(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:80")
+	// Will fail to connect (nothing listening) but should NOT be blocked
+	if err != nil && err.Error() == "blocked: 127.0.0.1 resolves to private address 127.0.0.1" {
+		t.Error("should not block private IPs when allowPrivate is true")
+	}
+}

internal/server/server.go

@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"crypto/subtle"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/importer"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/metrics"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/store"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/importer"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/metrics"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/monitor"
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/store"
 )
 
 func checkSecret(got, want string) bool {
@@ -156,7 +157,10 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	Port         int
 	EnableStatus bool
 	Title        string
-	ClusterKey   string // Shared Secret for Security
+	ClusterKey   string
+	TLSCert      string
+	TLSKey       string
+	ClusterMode  string
 }
 
 func Start(cfg ServerConfig, s store.Store, eng *monitor.Engine) *http.Server {
@@ -399,17 +403,40 @@ func Start(cfg ServerConfig, s store.Store, eng *monitor.Engine) *http.Server {
 		})
 	}
 
+	if cfg.ClusterMode != "" && cfg.ClusterMode != "leader" && cfg.TLSCert == "" {
+		fmt.Println("WARNING: Cluster mode active without TLS. Secrets transmitted in cleartext.")
+	}
+
+	var handler http.Handler = mux
+	if cfg.TLSCert != "" {
+		handler = hstsMiddleware(mux)
+	}
+
 	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", cfg.Port)
-	srv := &http.Server{Addr: addr, Handler: mux, ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: addr, Handler: handler, ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second}
 	go func() {
-		fmt.Printf("HTTP Server listening on %s\n", addr)
+		if cfg.TLSCert != "" && cfg.TLSKey != "" {
-		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			fmt.Printf("HTTPS Server listening on %s\n", addr)
-			log.Printf("HTTP server error: %v", err)
+			if err := srv.ListenAndServeTLS(cfg.TLSCert, cfg.TLSKey); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+				log.Printf("HTTPS server error: %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("HTTP Server listening on %s\n", addr)
+			if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+				log.Printf("HTTP server error: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 	return srv
 }
 
+func hstsMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains")
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
 func renderStatusPage(w http.ResponseWriter, title string, eng *monitor.Engine) {
 	sites := eng.GetAllSites()
 

internal/store/crypto.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const encryptedPrefix = "enc:"
+
+type Encryptor struct {
+	gcm cipher.AEAD
+}
+
+func NewEncryptor(hexKey string) (*Encryptor, error) {
+	key, err := hex.DecodeString(hexKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid encryption key: must be hex-encoded: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(key) != 32 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid encryption key: must be 32 bytes (64 hex chars), got %d bytes", len(key))
+	}
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create cipher: %w", err)
+	}
+	gcm, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create GCM: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &Encryptor{gcm: gcm}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encryptor) Encrypt(plaintext string) (string, error) {
+	nonce := make([]byte, e.gcm.NonceSize())
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, nonce); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("generate nonce: %w", err)
+	}
+	ciphertext := e.gcm.Seal(nonce, nonce, []byte(plaintext), nil)
+	return encryptedPrefix + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ciphertext), nil
+}
+
+func (e *Encryptor) Decrypt(data string) (string, error) {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(data, encryptedPrefix) {
+		return data, nil
+	}
+	raw, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(strings.TrimPrefix(data, encryptedPrefix))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("decode base64: %w", err)
+	}
+	nonceSize := e.gcm.NonceSize()
+	if len(raw) < nonceSize {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("ciphertext too short")
+	}
+	nonce, ciphertext := raw[:nonceSize], raw[nonceSize:]
+	plaintext, err := e.gcm.Open(nil, nonce, ciphertext, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("decrypt: %w", err)
+	}
+	return string(plaintext), nil
+}
+
+func IsEncrypted(data string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(data, encryptedPrefix)
+}

internal/store/crypto_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func testKey() string {
+	key := make([]byte, 32)
+	for i := range key {
+		key[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(key)
+}
+
+func TestEncryptorRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	enc, err := NewEncryptor(testKey())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	original := `{"host":"smtp.example.com","pass":"s3cret"}`
+	encrypted, err := enc.Encrypt(original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !IsEncrypted(encrypted) {
+		t.Error("expected encrypted prefix")
+	}
+	if encrypted == original {
+		t.Error("encrypted should differ from original")
+	}
+
+	decrypted, err := enc.Decrypt(encrypted)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if decrypted != original {
+		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", decrypted, original)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncryptorDecryptPlaintext(t *testing.T) {
+	enc, err := NewEncryptor(testKey())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	plain := `{"url":"https://hooks.slack.com/test"}`
+	result, err := enc.Decrypt(plain)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result != plain {
+		t.Errorf("plaintext passthrough failed: got %q", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncryptorBadKey(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewEncryptor("tooshort")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for short key")
+	}
+
+	_, err = NewEncryptor("not-hex-at-all-but-long-enough-to-be-64-chars-if-we-keep-going!!")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for non-hex key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncryptorUniqueCiphertexts(t *testing.T) {
+	enc, err := NewEncryptor(testKey())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	a, _ := enc.Encrypt("same")
+	b, _ := enc.Encrypt("same")
+	if a == b {
+		t.Error("two encryptions of same plaintext should produce different ciphertexts")
+	}
+}

internal/store/sqlstore.go

@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 	"log"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.lerkolabs.com/lerko/uptop/internal/models"
 )
 
 type SQLStore struct {
-	db      *sql.DB
+	db        *sql.DB
-	dialect Dialect
+	dialect   Dialect
-	dollar  bool
+	dollar    bool
+	encryptor *Encryptor
 }
 
 func NewSQLStore(driverName, dsn string, dialect Dialect) (*SQLStore, error) {
@@ -26,6 +28,24 @@ func NewSQLStore(driverName, dsn string, dialect Dialect) (*SQLStore, error) {
 	return &SQLStore{db: db, dialect: dialect, dollar: isDollar}, nil
 }
 
+func (s *SQLStore) SetEncryptor(enc *Encryptor) {
+	s.encryptor = enc
+}
+
+func (s *SQLStore) encryptSettings(jsonStr string) (string, error) {
+	if s.encryptor == nil {
+		return jsonStr, nil
+	}
+	return s.encryptor.Encrypt(jsonStr)
+}
+
+func (s *SQLStore) decryptSettings(data string) (string, error) {
+	if s.encryptor == nil {
+		return data, nil
+	}
+	return s.encryptor.Decrypt(data)
+}
+
 func (s *SQLStore) q(query string) string {
 	return rewritePlaceholders(query, s.dollar)
 }
@@ -140,15 +160,36 @@ func (s *SQLStore) GetSiteByName(name string) (models.Site, error) {
 	return st, err
 }
 
+func (s *SQLStore) unmarshalSettings(raw string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	decrypted, err := s.decryptSettings(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decrypt settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	var m map[string]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(decrypted), &m); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (s *SQLStore) marshalSettings(settings map[string]string) (string, error) {
+	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(settings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return s.encryptSettings(string(jsonBytes))
+}
+
 func (s *SQLStore) GetAlertByName(name string) (models.AlertConfig, error) {
 	var a models.AlertConfig
-	var settingsJSON string
+	var settingsRaw string
-	err := s.db.QueryRow(s.q("SELECT id, name, type, settings FROM alerts WHERE name = ?"), name).Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsJSON)
+	err := s.db.QueryRow(s.q("SELECT id, name, type, settings FROM alerts WHERE name = ?"), name).Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsRaw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return a, err
 	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(settingsJSON), &a.Settings); err != nil {
+	a.Settings, err = s.unmarshalSettings(settingsRaw)
-		return a, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal alert settings: %w", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, fmt.Errorf("alert %q: %w", name, err)
 	}
 	return a, nil
 }
@@ -184,12 +225,13 @@ func (s *SQLStore) GetAllAlerts() ([]models.AlertConfig, error) {
 	var alerts []models.AlertConfig
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var a models.AlertConfig
-		var settingsJSON string
+		var settingsRaw string
-		if err := rows.Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsJSON); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsRaw); err != nil {
 			return alerts, err
 		}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(settingsJSON), &a.Settings); err != nil {
+		a.Settings, err = s.unmarshalSettings(settingsRaw)
-			return alerts, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal alert settings for %q: %w", a.Name, err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return alerts, fmt.Errorf("alert %q: %w", a.Name, err)
 		}
 		alerts = append(alerts, a)
 	}
@@ -198,32 +240,33 @@ func (s *SQLStore) GetAllAlerts() ([]models.AlertConfig, error) {
 
 func (s *SQLStore) GetAlert(id int) (models.AlertConfig, error) {
 	var a models.AlertConfig
-	var settingsJSON string
+	var settingsRaw string
-	err := s.db.QueryRow(s.q("SELECT id, name, type, settings FROM alerts WHERE id = ?"), id).Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsJSON)
+	err := s.db.QueryRow(s.q("SELECT id, name, type, settings FROM alerts WHERE id = ?"), id).Scan(&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Type, &settingsRaw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return a, err
 	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(settingsJSON), &a.Settings); err != nil {
+	a.Settings, err = s.unmarshalSettings(settingsRaw)
-		return a, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal alert settings: %w", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, fmt.Errorf("alert %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
 	return a, nil
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) AddAlert(name, aType string, settings map[string]string) error {
-	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(settings)
+	stored, err := s.marshalSettings(settings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = s.db.Exec(s.q("INSERT INTO alerts (name, type, settings) VALUES (?, ?, ?)"), name, aType, string(jsonBytes))
+	_, err = s.db.Exec(s.q("INSERT INTO alerts (name, type, settings) VALUES (?, ?, ?)"), name, aType, stored)
 	return err
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) UpdateAlert(id int, name, aType string, settings map[string]string) error {
-	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(settings)
+	stored, err := s.marshalSettings(settings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = s.db.Exec(s.q("UPDATE alerts SET name=?, type=?, settings=? WHERE id=?"), name, aType, string(jsonBytes), id)
+	_, err = s.db.Exec(s.q("UPDATE alerts SET name=?, type=?, settings=? WHERE id=?"), name, aType, stored, id)
 	return err
 }