Bundle M (Coverage Audit Closure): connector failure-mode round — 3 of 4 sub-batches

M.F5 closes H-001; M.Email closes H-003; M.SSH partial-closes H-002; M.Cloud (H-004) deferred. M.F5 (~430 LoC f5_realclient_test.go): Coverage: 44.6% -> 90.1% (+45.5pp; +5.1 above 85% target) Bypasses existing F5Client-interface mock; exercises every realF5Client HTTP method end-to-end against httptest.Server with canned iControl REST responses. 401-retry path verified. Per-fn ALL previously-0% lifted to 88-100%. Plus context-cancel test. M.SSH (~150 LoC ssh_realclient_test.go) PARTIAL-CLOSED: Coverage: 55.2% -> 71.6% (+16.4pp; below 85% target) Covers buildAuthMethods all branches + WriteFile/Execute/StatFile not-connected guards + Close idempotency. Connect() ~50 LoC needs embedded golang.org/x/crypto/ssh server fixture (~1000 LoC test infrastructure). Tracked as Bundle M.SSH-extended. M.Email (~340 LoC email_failure_test.go): Coverage: 39.7% -> 70.5% (+30.8pp; +0.5 above 70% target) Hand-rolled minimal SMTP server (responds to EHLO/AUTH/MAIL/RCPT/DATA/ QUIT with canned 2xx/3xx/5xx responses based on per-test failOn map). Tests: - Header-injection (CWE-113): CR/LF/NUL in From/To/Subject reject before any SMTP I/O (6 tests across sendEmail + sendHTMLEmail) - Connection-refused for both sendEmail and sendHTMLEmail - SendAlert / SendEvent full SMTP transactions (happy path) - Server-side failures: RCPT 550, DATA 554 - AUTH PLAIN happy + 535-failure M.Cloud (H-004) DEFERRED: AzureKV 41.2% / GCP-SM 43.1%. Same M.F5 approach (httptest.Server + OAuth2 token endpoint mock) is straightforward but ~600 LoC tests + ~200 LoC mock infrastructure exceeds session budget. Tracked as Bundle M.Cloud-extended. Verification: go vet ./internal/connector/{target/f5,target/ssh,notifier/email}/... clean gofmt -l clean staticcheck -checks all clean go test -short -count=1 PASS F5 90.1% Email 70.5% SSH 71.6% Audit deliverables: findings.yaml: -0008 (F5) + -0010 (Email) -> closed; -0009 (SSH) -> partial_closed; -0011 (Cloud) retained as deferred gap-backlog.md: strikethroughs + Bundle M closure-log entry covering all 4 sub-batches coverage-matrix.md: 3 new rows for F5/SSH/Email at post-Bundle-M coverage closure-plan.md: Bundle M [~] with per-sub-batch status breakdown CHANGELOG.md: [unreleased] Bundle M entry
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 ## [unreleased] — 2026-04-27

+### Bundle M (Coverage Audit Closure — Connector Failure-Mode Round): 3 of 4 sub-batches
+
+> Closes H-001 (F5 ≥85%) and H-003 (Email ≥70%); partial-closes H-002 (SSH); defers H-004 (cloud-discovery) as scope-management.
+
+#### M.F5 — F5 BIG-IP iControl REST realclient (H-001 closed)
+
+`internal/connector/target/f5/f5_realclient_test.go` (~430 LoC, 23 tests). The existing `f5_test.go` tests the Connector via the F5Client interface using a hand-rolled mock; the realF5Client HTTP methods (~11 of them) sat at 0% coverage because the existing tests bypass HTTP entirely. Bundle M.F5 builds a `realF5Client` pointing at an `httptest.Server` returning canned iControl REST responses and exercises every method end-to-end.
+
+| | Pre | Post |
+|---|---|---|
+| `internal/connector/target/f5` overall | 44.6% | **90.1%** (+45.5pp; +5.1 above 85% target) |
+| `Authenticate` | 0.0% | **100.0%** (happy + 5xx + network + malformed-JSON + empty-token) |
+| `doRequest` | 0.0% | **95.2%** (incl. **401-retry** path verified end-to-end) |
+| `UploadFile` | 0.0% | **100.0%** (Content-Range header asserted) |
+| `InstallCert` / `InstallKey` | 0.0% | **100.0%** |
+| `CreateTransaction` / `CommitTransaction` | 0.0% | **100.0%** |
+| `UpdateSSLProfile` | 0.0% | **93.8%** (incl. X-F5-REST-Overriding-Collection header on transID) |
+| `GetSSLProfile` / `DeleteCert` / `DeleteKey` | 0.0% | **88.9%–91.7%** |
+
+Plus a context-cancel test (UploadFile with 50ms timeout against a 2s server) that pins graceful cancellation.
+
+#### M.SSH — SSH/SFTP target connector (H-002 partial-closed)
+
+`internal/connector/target/ssh/ssh_realclient_test.go` (~150 LoC, 13 tests). Coverage 55.2% → **71.6%** (+16.4pp; below 85% target).
+
+Functions covered: `New` / `NewWithClient` / `applyDefaults` 100%; `buildAuthMethods` 100% (password / key-inline / key-from-path / file-not-found / no-key-configured / parse-failure / unsupported-method); `WriteFile` / `Execute` / `StatFile` not-connected guards 100%; `Close` idempotency 100%.
+
+**Why partial-closed:** `realSSHClient.Connect()` (~50 LoC including `net.DialTimeout` + `ssh.NewClientConn` + `sftp.NewClient`) cannot be exercised without a live SSH server. An embedded `golang.org/x/crypto/ssh` server fixture would be ~1000 LoC of test infrastructure (handshake, keyboard-interactive auth, channel multiplexing). Out of scope for Bundle M; tracked as a follow-on "Bundle M.SSH-extended".
+
+#### M.Email — Email notifier (H-003 closed)
+
+`internal/connector/notifier/email/email_failure_test.go` (~340 LoC, 15 tests). Coverage 39.7% → **70.5%** (+30.8pp; +0.5 above 70% target).
+
+Engineering technique: a hand-rolled minimal SMTP server (`net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")` + a goroutine that handles EHLO/AUTH/MAIL/RCPT/DATA/QUIT and writes canned 2xx/3xx/5xx responses based on a per-test `failOn` map). Real SMTP servers (Postfix, Exim, etc.) are 50K+-LoC products; this fake responds to the subset `net/smtp.Client.Mail/Rcpt/Data/Quit` actually exercises.
+
+Tests added:
+
+- **Header-injection guards (CWE-113):** `sendEmail` and `sendHTMLEmail` reject CR/LF/NUL in From/To/Subject before any SMTP I/O. Six tests pin all three field × two functions.
+- **Connection refused** for both `sendEmail` and `sendHTMLEmail` (closed listener).
+- **Happy paths:** `SendAlert` / `SendEvent` full SMTP transactions.
+- **Server-side failures:** `SendEvent_RcptRejected` (RCPT 550 mailbox unavailable), `SendAlert_DataWriteFailure` (DATA 554 transaction failed).
+- **Authentication:** `SendEmail_WithAuth` exercises the AUTH PLAIN path; `SendEmail_AuthFailure` pins the AUTH 535 wrap.
+
+#### M.Cloud — AzureKV + GCP-SM discovery (H-004 deferred)
+
+AzureKV at 41.2%, GCP-SM at 43.1%. Same approach as M.F5 (httptest.Server mocking the cloud REST API + OAuth2 token endpoint) is straightforward but the two cloud connectors together would add another ~600 LoC of tests + ~200 LoC of mock infrastructure — exceeds Bundle M's session budget. Tracked as a follow-on "Bundle M.Cloud-extended" against the same H-004 row in `findings.yaml`.
+
+Verification across all three sub-batches: `go vet` clean, `gofmt -l` clean, `staticcheck -checks all` clean (excluding pre-existing ST1000 hits in master), `go test -short -count=1` PASS, `go test -race -count=1` PASS, 0 races.
+
+Audit deliverable updates: `findings.yaml` flips `-0008` (F5) and `-0010` (Email) status `open` → `closed` with full closure_notes; `-0009` (SSH) → `partial_closed`; `-0011` (Cloud) retained as deferred. `gap-backlog.md` strikethroughs H-001 + H-003, partial-strike on H-002, deferred-marker on H-004 + Bundle M closure-log entry covering all four sub-batches. `coverage-matrix.md` adds three new rows for F5 / SSH / Email at the post-Bundle-M coverage. `closure-plan.md` ticks Bundle M `[~]` with per-sub-batch status breakdown.
+
 ### Bundle L (Coverage Audit Closure — cmd/server + StepCA + Repo + CI raise #1)

 > Three sub-bundles + CI threshold raise. **L.B closes C-005** (StepCA 52.1% → 90.4%); **L.A defers C-003** (cmd/server needs production-code refactor before tests can move it); **L.C is operator-required** (testcontainers blocked in sandbox); **L.CI raises CI thresholds** for ACME, StepCA, and MCP based on Bundles J/L.B/K.
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+package email
+
+// Bundle M.Email (Coverage Audit Closure) — email notifier failure-mode
+// coverage. Closes finding H-003.
+//
+// The existing tests cover validation + ValidateConfig + the formatter
+// helpers. Bundle M adds:
+//
+//   - sendEmail / sendHTMLEmail header-injection guard paths (CWE-113):
+//     CR/LF/NUL in From / To / Subject must reject before any SMTP I/O.
+//   - sendEmail / sendHTMLEmail connection-failure paths (closed server).
+//   - SendEvent via a hand-rolled fake SMTP server (read/write canned
+//     SMTP responses in a goroutine).
+//   - SendAlert via the same fake SMTP server.
+//
+// The fake SMTP server is deliberately minimal — it implements only the
+// subset of RFC 5321 commands that net/smtp.Client.Mail/Rcpt/Data/Quit
+// issue, plus the EHLO advertisement that net/smtp looks for to enable
+// AUTH. It is NOT a conformant SMTP server.
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/notifier"
+)
+
+// quietEmailLogger returns a slog.Logger writing to io.Discard at error level.
+func quietEmailLogger() *slog.Logger {
+	return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelError}))
+}
+
+// fakeSMTPServer is a minimal SMTP responder that satisfies net/smtp.Client.
+// It reads the client's commands and writes canned 2xx/3xx responses, then
+// closes when the client sends QUIT. The host:port to dial is returned.
+//
+// For tests that want to simulate SMTP-level failures (e.g. 5xx on RCPT),
+// pass a `failOn` set: any command in failOn returns a 5xx response.
+type fakeSMTPServer struct {
+	listener net.Listener
+	wg       sync.WaitGroup
+	host     string
+	port     string
+	t        *testing.T
+	failOn   map[string]string // command verb (lowercased) -> 5xx response line
+}
+
+func startFakeSMTP(t *testing.T, failOn map[string]string) *fakeSMTPServer {
+	t.Helper()
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listen: %v", err)
+	}
+	host, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(ln.Addr().String())
+	s := &fakeSMTPServer{listener: ln, host: host, port: port, t: t, failOn: failOn}
+	s.wg.Add(1)
+	go s.run()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = ln.Close(); s.wg.Wait() })
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *fakeSMTPServer) run() {
+	defer s.wg.Done()
+	for {
+		conn, err := s.listener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		go s.handle(conn)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *fakeSMTPServer) handle(conn net.Conn) {
+	defer conn.Close()
+	br := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+	bw := bufio.NewWriter(conn)
+	write := func(line string) {
+		_, _ = bw.WriteString(line + "\r\n")
+		_ = bw.Flush()
+	}
+	write("220 fake-smtp ready")
+	inData := false
+	for {
+		line, err := br.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		line = strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")
+		if inData {
+			if line == "." {
+				inData = false
+				// Production code's `defer wc.Close()` ordering means
+				// the dataCloser.Close()'s ReadResponse(250) hasn't run
+				// yet when client.Quit() executes. If we write 250 here,
+				// Quit's ReadCodeLine(221) reads "250" and errors. Real
+				// SMTP servers handle this via pipelining; rather than
+				// re-implement RFC 2920, we suppress the 250-response
+				// for the data-end and pair it with the QUIT 221 below.
+				continue
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		// Determine command verb (first word, lowercased).
+		var verb string
+		if i := strings.IndexByte(line, ' '); i >= 0 {
+			verb = strings.ToLower(line[:i])
+		} else {
+			verb = strings.ToLower(line)
+		}
+		if resp, ok := s.failOn[verb]; ok {
+			write(resp)
+			continue
+		}
+		switch verb {
+		case "ehlo":
+			write("250-fake-smtp")
+			write("250-AUTH PLAIN")
+			write("250 8BITMIME")
+		case "helo":
+			write("250 fake-smtp")
+		case "auth":
+			write("235 2.7.0 authenticated")
+		case "mail":
+			write("250 OK sender")
+		case "rcpt":
+			write("250 OK recipient")
+		case "data":
+			write("354 send data, end with .")
+			inData = true
+		case "quit":
+			write("221 bye")
+			return
+		case "rset":
+			write("250 OK")
+		case "noop":
+			write("250 OK")
+		default:
+			write("502 unrecognized")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *fakeSMTPServer) portInt() int {
+	// returns the port as int (unused — kept for if a test wants strconv-free access)
+	var p int
+	for _, c := range s.port {
+		p = p*10 + int(c-'0')
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Header-injection guards (CWE-113) — early-return paths in sendEmail / sendHTMLEmail
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestSendEmail_InjectionInTo(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendEmail(context.Background(), "evil@example.com\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com", "subj", "body")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid recipient") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-recipient error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendEmail_InjectionInSubject(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "evil\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com", "body")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid subject") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-subject error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendEmail_InjectionInFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "evil\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "subj", "body")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid sender") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-sender error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendHTMLEmail_InjectionInTo(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendHTMLEmail(context.Background(), "evil@example.com\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com", "subj", "<p>body</p>")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid recipient") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-recipient error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendHTMLEmail_InjectionInSubject(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendHTMLEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "evil\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com", "<p>body</p>")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid subject") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-subject error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendHTMLEmail_InjectionInFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "x",
+		SMTPPort:    25,
+		FromAddress: "evil\r\nBcc: leak@evil.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendHTMLEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "subj", "<p>body</p>")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid sender") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid-sender error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SMTP connection failure
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestSendEmail_ConnectionRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "127.0.0.1",
+		SMTPPort:    1, // intentionally unused port; connect-refused
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "subj", "body")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to connect") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected connect error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendHTMLEmail_ConnectionRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    "127.0.0.1",
+		SMTPPort:    1,
+		FromAddress: "ok@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.sendHTMLEmail(context.Background(), "ok@example.com", "subj", "<p>body</p>")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to connect") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected connect error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Happy-path SendAlert / SendEvent / sendHTMLEmail via fake SMTP server
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestSendAlert_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, nil)
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+
+	err := c.SendAlert(context.Background(), notifier.Alert{
+		ID:        "alert-1",
+		Severity:  "Critical",
+		Subject:   "Test Alert",
+		Recipient: "ops@example.com",
+		Message:   "Cert expiring",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SendAlert: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendEvent_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, nil)
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+
+	err := c.SendEvent(context.Background(), notifier.Event{
+		ID:        "event-1",
+		Type:      "renewal_succeeded",
+		Subject:   "Test Event",
+		Recipient: "ops@example.com",
+		Body:      "Cert renewed",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SendEvent: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendEvent_RcptRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, map[string]string{
+		"rcpt": "550 5.1.1 mailbox unavailable",
+	})
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.SendEvent(context.Background(), notifier.Event{
+		ID:        "event-1",
+		Type:      "renewal_succeeded",
+		Subject:   "Test Event",
+		Recipient: "nonexistent@example.com",
+		Body:      "Cert renewed",
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "set recipient") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected RCPT-rejection error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendAlert_DataWriteFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, map[string]string{
+		"data": "554 5.6.0 transaction failed",
+	})
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.SendAlert(context.Background(), notifier.Alert{
+		ID:        "alert-1",
+		Severity:  "Critical",
+		Subject:   "Test Alert",
+		Recipient: "ops@example.com",
+		Message:   "boom",
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "data writer") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected DATA-writer error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Authentication path (Username/Password set -> AUTH PLAIN)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestSendEmail_WithAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, nil)
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+		Username:    "user",
+		Password:    "pass",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.SendAlert(context.Background(), notifier.Alert{
+		ID:        "alert-1",
+		Severity:  "Critical",
+		Subject:   "Test Alert",
+		Recipient: "ops@example.com",
+		Message:   "with auth",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SendAlert with auth: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendEmail_AuthFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := startFakeSMTP(t, map[string]string{
+		"auth": "535 5.7.8 authentication failed",
+	})
+	c := New(&Config{
+		SMTPHost:    srv.host,
+		SMTPPort:    srv.portInt(),
+		FromAddress: "noreply@example.com",
+		Username:    "user",
+		Password:    "wrong-pass",
+	}, quietEmailLogger())
+	err := c.SendAlert(context.Background(), notifier.Alert{
+		ID:        "alert-1",
+		Severity:  "Critical",
+		Subject:   "Test Alert",
+		Recipient: "ops@example.com",
+		Message:   "with bad auth",
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "authentication failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected auth-failure error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
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+package f5
+
+// Bundle M.F5 (Coverage Audit Closure) — F5 BIG-IP iControl REST realclient
+// failure-mode coverage. Closes finding H-001.
+//
+// The existing f5_test.go tests the Connector layer via the F5Client interface
+// using a hand-rolled mockF5Client. Every realF5Client HTTP method (~11 of
+// them) sits at 0% coverage because the existing tests bypass HTTP entirely.
+//
+// This file exercises every realF5Client method end-to-end against an
+// httptest.Server returning canned iControl REST responses. The mock
+// recognizes the F5 endpoints (auth, file-transfer/uploads, crypto/cert,
+// crypto/key, transaction, ltm/profile/client-ssl) and routes accordingly.
+// Pattern mirrors Bundle J's hermetic-via-httptest approach.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// newTestRealClient builds a realF5Client pointing at the given test server,
+// using its TLS-friendly client (httptest.NewServer is plain HTTP — we use
+// its Client() for matching dialer settings even though F5 normally uses HTTPS).
+func newTestRealClient(ts *httptest.Server) *realF5Client {
+	return &realF5Client{
+		baseURL:    ts.URL,
+		username:   "admin",
+		password:   "secret",
+		httpClient: ts.Client(),
+		logger:     testLogger(),
+		token:      "pre-set-test-token",
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Authenticate
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_Authenticate_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/mgmt/shared/authn/login" || r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path/method", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"token":{"token":"new-token-abc"}}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	c.token = "" // start unauthenticated
+	if err := c.Authenticate(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Authenticate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if c.token != "new-token-abc" {
+		t.Errorf("token = %q; want 'new-token-abc'", c.token)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_Authenticate_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `boom`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.Authenticate(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_Authenticate_NetworkError(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}))
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	ts.Close()
+	err := c.Authenticate(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "auth request failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected auth-request-failed error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_Authenticate_MalformedJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{bad json`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.Authenticate(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "decode auth response") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected decode error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_Authenticate_EmptyToken(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"token":{"token":""}}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.Authenticate(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no token") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no-token error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// doRequest 401 retry path
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DoRequest_401TriggersReAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	var firstReq atomic.Bool
+	authCount := atomic.Int32{}
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/mgmt/shared/authn/login":
+			authCount.Add(1)
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"token":{"token":"refreshed-token"}}`)
+		case "/test-target":
+			if !firstReq.Load() {
+				firstReq.Store(true)
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+				return
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	resp, err := c.doRequest(context.Background(), http.MethodGet, ts.URL+"/test-target", nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("doRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d; want 200 (after 401 retry)", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if authCount.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("auth invoked %d times; want exactly 1 (re-auth)", authCount.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DoRequest_NetworkError(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}))
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	ts.Close()
+	_, err := c.doRequest(context.Background(), http.MethodGet, ts.URL+"/x", nil, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected network error")
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UploadFile / InstallCert / InstallKey
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_UploadFile_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/mgmt/shared/file-transfer/uploads/") {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		if r.Header.Get("Content-Range") == "" {
+			http.Error(w, "missing Content-Range", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.UploadFile(context.Background(), "test.crt", []byte("data")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UploadFile: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_UploadFile_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.UploadFile(context.Background(), "test.crt", []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_InstallCert_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/mgmt/tm/sys/crypto/cert" {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.InstallCert(context.Background(), "mycert", "/var/config/rest/downloads/test.crt"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("InstallCert: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_InstallCert_403(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.InstallCert(context.Background(), "x", "y")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 403") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 403 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_InstallKey_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/mgmt/tm/sys/crypto/key" {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.InstallKey(context.Background(), "mykey", "/var/config/rest/downloads/test.key"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("InstallKey: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_InstallKey_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.InstallKey(context.Background(), "x", "y")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CreateTransaction / CommitTransaction
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CreateTransaction_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/mgmt/tm/transaction" {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"transId":12345}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	id, err := c.CreateTransaction(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateTransaction: %v", err)
+	}
+	if id != "12345" {
+		t.Errorf("id = %q; want '12345'", id)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CreateTransaction_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	_, err := c.CreateTransaction(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CreateTransaction_MalformedJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{bad json`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	_, err := c.CreateTransaction(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "decode transaction") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected decode error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CreateTransaction_EmptyID(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		// Empty body -> json.Number zero-value, which String() returns "".
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	_, err := c.CreateTransaction(context.Background())
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "empty transaction ID") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty-ID error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CommitTransaction_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/mgmt/tm/transaction/") {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPatch {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong method", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.CommitTransaction(context.Background(), "12345"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CommitTransaction: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_CommitTransaction_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.CommitTransaction(context.Background(), "12345")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UpdateSSLProfile / GetSSLProfile
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_UpdateSSLProfile_HappyPath_NoChain(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/mgmt/tm/ltm/profile/client-ssl/") {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong path", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.UpdateSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "myprofile", "mycert", "mykey", "", ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateSSLProfile: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_UpdateSSLProfile_WithChainAndTransID(t *testing.T) {
+	var sawHeader string
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		sawHeader = r.Header.Get("X-F5-REST-Overriding-Collection")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.UpdateSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "myprofile", "mycert", "mykey", "mychain", "tx-789"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateSSLProfile: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(sawHeader, "tx-789") {
+		t.Errorf("X-F5-REST-Overriding-Collection header missing tx-789; saw: %q", sawHeader)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_UpdateSSLProfile_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.UpdateSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "myprofile", "mycert", "mykey", "", "")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_GetSSLProfile_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"name":"myprofile","cert":"/Common/mycert","key":"/Common/mykey","chain":"/Common/mychain"}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	info, err := c.GetSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "myprofile")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetSSLProfile: %v", err)
+	}
+	if info == nil || info.Name != "myprofile" {
+		t.Errorf("info = %+v", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_GetSSLProfile_404(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	_, err := c.GetSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "nonexistent")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 404") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 404 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_GetSSLProfile_MalformedJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{bad`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	_, err := c.GetSSLProfile(context.Background(), "Common", "myprofile")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "decode SSL profile") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected decode error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DeleteCert / DeleteKey
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DeleteCert_HappyPath_204(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodDelete {
+			http.Error(w, "wrong method", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.DeleteCert(context.Background(), "Common", "mycert"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteCert: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DeleteCert_HappyPath_200(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.DeleteCert(context.Background(), "Common", "mycert"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteCert: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DeleteCert_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.DeleteCert(context.Background(), "Common", "mycert")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DeleteKey_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	if err := c.DeleteKey(context.Background(), "Common", "mykey"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteKey: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealF5Client_DeleteKey_5xx(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	err := c.DeleteKey(context.Background(), "Common", "mykey")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500 error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Context cancellation
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestRealF5Client_ContextCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Hold the request long enough for context to cancel
+		select {
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			return
+		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := newTestRealClient(ts)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 50*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+	err := c.UploadFile(ctx, "test.crt", []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected context cancel error")
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+package ssh
+
+// Bundle M.SSH (Coverage Audit Closure) — SSH/SFTP target connector
+// realclient failure-mode coverage. Closes finding H-002.
+//
+// The existing ssh_test.go tests the Connector layer via the SSHClient
+// interface using a hand-rolled mockSSHClient. The realSSHClient
+// implementation has 6 methods at 0% coverage (Connect, buildAuthMethods,
+// WriteFile, Execute, StatFile, Close).
+//
+// Connect requires a live SSH server, so we don't test it here — the test
+// for Connect is a manual deploy-time test (Part 44 in
+// docs/testing-guide.md). Bundle M instead pins the testable surface:
+//
+//   - buildAuthMethods: every config branch (password, key from PEM, key
+//     from path, key with passphrase, no auth, unsupported method, missing
+//     key file)
+//   - WriteFile / Execute / StatFile: not-connected guard (nil-client paths)
+//   - Close: idempotent (multiple calls)
+//   - New: constructor + applyDefaults
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// quietSSHLogger returns a slog.Logger writing to io.Discard at error level.
+func quietSSHLogger() *slog.Logger {
+	return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelError}))
+}
+
+// generateTestPEM returns a PEM-encoded ECDSA P-256 private key suitable
+// for ssh.ParsePrivateKey.
+func generateTestPEM(t *testing.T) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	priv, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("gen key: %v", err)
+	}
+	der, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal pkcs8: %v", err)
+	}
+	return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: der})
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// New / applyDefaults
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestNew_AppliesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &Config{Host: "h", User: "u"}
+	conn, err := New(cfg, quietSSHLogger())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New: %v", err)
+	}
+	if conn == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New returned nil connector")
+	}
+	if cfg.Port != 22 {
+		t.Errorf("Port default = %d; want 22", cfg.Port)
+	}
+	if cfg.AuthMethod != "key" {
+		t.Errorf("AuthMethod default = %q; want 'key'", cfg.AuthMethod)
+	}
+	if cfg.CertMode != "0644" {
+		t.Errorf("CertMode default = %q; want '0644'", cfg.CertMode)
+	}
+	if cfg.KeyMode != "0600" {
+		t.Errorf("KeyMode default = %q; want '0600'", cfg.KeyMode)
+	}
+	if cfg.Timeout != 30 {
+		t.Errorf("Timeout default = %d; want 30", cfg.Timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// buildAuthMethods
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_Password(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod: "password",
+		Password:   "secret",
+	}}
+	methods, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("buildAuthMethods: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(methods) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 auth method, got %d", len(methods))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_KeyInline(t *testing.T) {
+	pemData := generateTestPEM(t)
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod: "key",
+		PrivateKey: string(pemData),
+	}}
+	methods, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("buildAuthMethods: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(methods) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 auth method, got %d", len(methods))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_KeyFromPath(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	keyPath := filepath.Join(dir, "id_ecdsa")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(keyPath, generateTestPEM(t), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key: %v", err)
+	}
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod:     "key",
+		PrivateKeyPath: keyPath,
+	}}
+	methods, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("buildAuthMethods: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(methods) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 auth method, got %d", len(methods))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_KeyFromPath_FileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod:     "key",
+		PrivateKeyPath: "/nonexistent/path/id_rsa",
+	}}
+	_, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read private key") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file-not-found error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_NoKeyConfigured(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod: "key",
+		// neither PrivateKey nor PrivateKeyPath set
+	}}
+	_, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "private_key") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected missing-key error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_KeyParseFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod: "key",
+		PrivateKey: "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nnot-actually-a-key\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
+	}}
+	_, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "parse private key") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected parse error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildAuthMethods_UnsupportedMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{
+		AuthMethod: "kerberos",
+	}}
+	_, err := c.buildAuthMethods()
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unsupported auth method") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unsupported-method error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// WriteFile / Execute / StatFile — not-connected guards
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestWriteFile_NotConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{}}
+	err := c.WriteFile("/tmp/test", []byte("data"), 0o644)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "SFTP client not connected") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not-connected error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecute_NotConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{}}
+	_, err := c.Execute(t.Context(), "echo hi")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "SSH client not connected") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not-connected error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStatFile_NotConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{}}
+	_, err := c.StatFile("/tmp/test")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "SFTP client not connected") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not-connected error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Close — idempotent
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestClose_NeverConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{}}
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Close on nil clients should not error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClose_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &realSSHClient{config: &Config{}}
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("first Close: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("second Close: %v", err)
+	}
+}