fix(security): remove insecure HMAC fallback in JWT validation

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Summary

Closes #214

• Remove _hmac_validate() which used hashlib.sha256(secret + input) instead of proper HMAC (vulnerable to length extension attacks)
• Remove the ImportError fallback in validate_jwt_token() since PyJWT is a hard dependency
• Remove unused hashlib import
• Update tests to use validate_jwt_token directly instead of the removed internal function

Test plan

• Verify validate_jwt_token raises AuthError for malformed tokens
• Verify validate_jwt_token raises AuthError for invalid signatures
• Verify all existing middleware tests pass (13 tests)
• Verify full unit test suite passes (1171 tests)

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Walkthrough

validate_jwt_token now requires PyJWT, validates expiration, and converts PyJWT errors into AuthError. The insecure HMAC fallback and unused hashlib import were removed. Unit tests now call validate_jwt_token and verify the unified validation error.

Possibly related PRs

• redhat-data-and-ai/template-agent#229: Both PRs modify JWT validation. This PR removes the HMAC fallback, while that PR adds secret-length validation.

Suggested reviewers: anish701

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b6d10

The PR removes the insecure JWT fallback and relies on PyJWT, but the dependency still allows unreviewed future versions. The change is otherwise localized and mergeable with explicit owner follow-up to pin PyJWT to an approved exact version or bounded range.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main security change: removal of the insecure HMAC fallback.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the removed fallback, dependency behavior, test updates, and linked issue.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #214 by removing the insecure function, ImportError fallback, and unused hashlib import.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The dependency update and test changes support the JWT validation security fix and do not introduce unrelated scope.
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In `@deep_agent/aegra/middleware.py`:
- Around line 49-50: Update the dependency constraint for PyJWT with crypto
support to require version 2.12.0 or newer, ensuring the package configuration
used by the JWT decode flow enforces this minimum while preserving the existing
JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM, and claims handling.

In `@tests/unit/aegra/test_middleware.py`:
- Around line 45-48: Update test_invalid_signature_raises to generate a
structurally valid HS256 JWT signed with a different secret while JWT_SECRET is
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