feat: add policy enforcement mode normalization and audit mode protection for firewall apply operations

Add normalized_policy_definition helper to validate and default enforcement_mode to "enforced" or "audit" when creating/updating policies, extend firewall_apply to block live apply when policy is in audit mode with explanatory message, add policy_mode field to all firewall apply response paths, update FirewallPreview UI to show enforcement mode in policy dropdown with version number, display audit mode warning

backend/app/api/v1/router.py

@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ def flow_int(value: object, default: int = 0) -> int:
         return default
 
 
+def normalized_policy_definition(definition: dict) -> dict:
+    normalized = dict(definition or {})
+    mode = str(normalized.get("enforcement_mode") or "enforced").lower()
+    normalized["enforcement_mode"] = mode if mode in {"enforced", "audit"} else "enforced"
+    return normalized
+
+
 def subnet_label_for_ip(subnets: list[Subnet], value: str) -> str | None:
     try:
         address = ip_address(value)
@@ -1339,7 +1346,7 @@ def policies(_: CurrentUser, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> list[Policy]:
 
 @api_router.post("/policies", response_model=PolicyRead)
 def create_policy(payload: PolicyCreate, user: CurrentUser, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> Policy:
-    policy = Policy(project_id=payload.project_id, name=payload.name, enabled=payload.enabled, definition=payload.definition)
+    policy = Policy(project_id=payload.project_id, name=payload.name, enabled=payload.enabled, definition=normalized_policy_definition(payload.definition))
     db.add(policy)
     commit_or_400(db)
     db.refresh(policy)
@@ -1356,7 +1363,7 @@ def update_policy(policy_id: str, payload: PolicyCreate, user: CurrentUser, db:
     policy.project_id = payload.project_id
     policy.name = payload.name
     policy.enabled = payload.enabled
-    policy.definition = payload.definition
+    policy.definition = normalized_policy_definition(payload.definition)
     policy.version += 1
     commit_or_400(db)
     db.refresh(policy)
@@ -1410,16 +1417,27 @@ async def firewall_apply(payload: FirewallApplyRequest, user: CurrentUser, db: S
     if not policy or not cluster:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Policy or cluster not found")
     preview = resolve_firewall_preview(db, cluster, await FirewallOrchestrator().preview(cluster, policy))
+    writable_rules = [rule for rule in preview.generated_rules if not rule.get("audit_only")]
+    policy_mode = policy.enforcement_mode
     if payload.dry_run:
         result = {
             "applied": False,
             "dry_run": True,
+            "policy_mode": policy_mode,
             "reason": "Dry run completed. No firewall rules were applied.",
             "rules": preview.generated_rules,
         }
+    elif preview.generated_rules and not writable_rules:
+        result = {
+            "applied": False,
+            "policy_mode": policy_mode,
+            "reason": "Policy is in audit mode. Audit policies do not write Proxmox firewall rules. Change the policy mode to enforced before live apply.",
+            "rules": preview.generated_rules,
+        }
     elif preview.conflicts:
         result = {
             "applied": False,
+            "policy_mode": policy_mode,
             "reason": "Live apply stopped because the preview has unresolved conflicts.",
             "conflicts": preview.conflicts,
             "rules": preview.generated_rules,
@@ -1439,9 +1457,12 @@ async def firewall_apply(payload: FirewallApplyRequest, user: CurrentUser, db: S
         except Exception as exc:
             result = {
                 "applied": False,
+                "policy_mode": policy_mode,
                 "reason": f"Provider apply failed: {exc}",
                 "rules": preview.generated_rules,
             }
+        else:
+            result["policy_mode"] = policy_mode
     applied = bool(result.get("applied"))
     operation_success = applied or payload.dry_run
     job = Job(

frontend/src/pages/FirewallPreview.tsx

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export function FirewallPreview() {
       }),
   });
   const selectedPolicyId = policyId || policies.data?.[0]?.id || "";
+  const selectedPolicy = (policies.data ?? []).find((policy) => policy.id === selectedPolicyId);
+  const auditMode = selectedPolicy?.enforcement_mode === "audit";
   const busyMessage = preview.isPending
     ? "Generating firewall preview..."
     : apply.isPending
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export function FirewallPreview() {
           <div className="grid gap-3">
             <Field label="Policy">
               <select className={selectClass} value={selectedPolicyId} onChange={(event) => setPolicyId(event.target.value)}>
-                {(policies.data ?? []).map((policy) => <option key={policy.id} value={policy.id}>{policy.name}</option>)}
+                {(policies.data ?? []).map((policy) => <option key={policy.id} value={policy.id}>{policy.name} · {policy.enforcement_mode} · v{policy.version}</option>)}
               </select>
             </Field>
             <Field label="Cluster">
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ export function FirewallPreview() {
               Dry run
             </label>
             <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-canvas p-3 text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
-              {dryRun
+              {auditMode
+                ? "This policy is in audit mode. Preview and dry apply are allowed, but live apply will not write Proxmox firewall rules."
+                : dryRun
                 ? "Simulation only. NexaFabric will generate the same provider rules, but nothing is written to Proxmox."
                 : "Live apply. NexaFabric will send the generated rules to the selected write-enabled cluster."}
             </div>
@@ -67,9 +71,9 @@ export function FirewallPreview() {
               <Play size={18} />
               Generate Preview
             </button>
-            <button className={buttonClass} disabled={!selectedPolicyId || apply.isPending} onClick={() => apply.mutate()}>
+            <button className={buttonClass} disabled={!selectedPolicyId || apply.isPending || (auditMode && !dryRun)} onClick={() => apply.mutate()}>
               <ShieldCheck size={18} />
-              {dryRun ? "Run Dry Apply" : "Apply Confirmed"}
+              {dryRun ? "Run Dry Apply" : auditMode ? "Audit Mode Only" : "Apply Confirmed"}
             </button>
           </div>
         </section>