code audit fixes: require_once, issue flow, role guards

app/login/api/engine/back.php

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
  *   { "success": 1 }
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 // Intentional 1-second delay — prevents timing attacks on session enumeration
 sleep(1);

app/login/api/engine/invited_onboarding.php

@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
  *   10. Return { success: 1 }.
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../preset.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../preset.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
-require '../../../assets/utils/classes/PasswordManager.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/classes/PasswordManager.php';
 
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 

app/login/api/engine/login_confirm.php

@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
  *   On failure:  { "message": "Wrong OTP! Please try again. (Our OTP is valid for 5 minute)" }
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../preset.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../preset.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 // ── Step 1: Load session state written by login_otp.php ───────────────────────
 $data["username"] = $_SESSION["login_data"]['username'];

app/login/api/engine/login_otp.php

@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
  *                { "expire": "expire" } — licence has expired
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../preset.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../preset.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 // ── Step 1: Resolve user_id from username or email (case-insensitive) ────────
 $sth = $pdo1->prepare("select user_id from user where ? in (username,email) ");

app/login/api/engine/onboarding.php

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
  *   On failure:  { "success": 0, "message": "<reason>" }
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../dbconn.php';
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_helpers.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../dbconn.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_helpers.php';
 
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 

app/login/api/engine/register.php

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
  *   On failure:  { "success": 0, "message": "<reason>" }
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../dbconn.php';
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_helpers.php';
-require '../../../assets/utils/classes/PasswordManager.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../dbconn.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_helpers.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/classes/PasswordManager.php';
 
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 

app/login/api/engine/request_new_otp.php

@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
  *   On failure:  { "message": "Incorrect Password" }
  */
 
-require '../../../session.php';
-require '../../../config.php';
-require '../../../preset.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../config.php';
+require_once '../../../preset.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 // ── Step 1: Reload credentials from session ───────────────────────────────────
 // These were stored by login_otp.php so the user doesn't have to retype them.

app/login/api/engine/request_reset_otp.php

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-require '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 // Resolve user by username or email
 $identifier = strtolower(trim($data['identifier'] ?? ''));

app/login/api/engine/reset_password_otp.php

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-require '../../../session.php';
+require_once '../../../session.php';
 define('UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTE', true);
-require '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
+require_once '../../../assets/utils/db_auth.php';
 
 if (empty($_SESSION['reset_user_id'])) {
     http_response_code(400);