Questions tagged [openid-connect]
OpenID Connect is an optional standardization of identify and profile data on top of OAuth 2.0 when OAuth is used for authentication.
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OpenID Connect with Authorization code flow and PKCE - How shoud we get a new access token in a SPA application?
As answered in this question, Single Page Applications shouldn't be given a refresh token with the OIDC Authorization Code Flow.
Can you indicate some way of getting a new access token when it ...
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oidc authentication webapp REST api
So I have looked at the following client library, implementing the OpenID Connect spec:
https://github.com/IdentityModel/oidc-client-js
It works as expected, and I can now allow users to login with ...
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How exactly do mobile apps achieve authorization code flow with PKCE?
Let's imagine the following:
I've developed a mobile app using Xamarin (iOS/Android compatible)
I want it to support OAuth2 + OpenID connect's authorization code flow with PKCE, so that the user's ...
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OpenID Authentication Method Reference Name for a code sent via email
Introduction:
I am currently implementing acr_values, acr & amr principles on a Open ID Provider server.
The claim amr (described in the OpenID RFC 1.0) has no standard clearly defined in this ...
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How verify id_token from the browser in OAuth2?
I have been dwelling into OAuth2 and and OpenID Connect for Authorization flow. And I'm still a bit confused.
I do understand that during the code exchange for an access token the user receives an ...
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How to report error if redirect_uri doesn't match?
How should the auth server (IDP) report the error if the authorisation request redirect_uri doesn't match the configured redirect_uri for the given client?
Let's consider concrete example:
auth.com ...
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Use OpenID Connect for authentication and custom authorization
I'm working on a service where I want to protect endpoints from unauthorized access, but I don't want to deal with user management.
This is how I found the OpenID Connect which I would like to use ...
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oidc: do I have to verify the id token if I only use the access token?
today we've had an interesting question over a coffee:
If I would implement my own client security for openID connect and use the authorization code grant - do I have to verify the ID-Token if I only ...
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Is OpenID Connect implicit flow safe to use?
In researching OAuth 2.0, I see that implicit grant is no longer recommended:-
In order to avoid these issues, clients SHOULD NOT use the implicit
grant (response type "token") or any other ...
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PKCE vs Client Secret
If I was developing a web app client that would be served statically, I would need to either use the implicit grant flow (which is no longer advisable) or use the authorization code grant flow with ...
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Apps removing their permissions in OAuth
We are designing a web application for a customer and the main use case is that users will be using the system for anywhere between a few days and a few months.
The customer would like to offer users ...
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How important is the JWKS endpoint in OpenID Connect?
Our security is changing, so I'm updating an Angular SPA application to use OpenID Connect. I found a nice library to help set things up. However, I've run into an issue where it tries to access the ...
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OpenIdConnect: Is there an advantage to using code flow over implicit flow with form_post?
Background: a traditional webapp with a server backend and 3rd party sign in. For this we get a validated id_token on our backend from the 3rd party, use that to identify an account in our system, and ...
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Validating iss and aud for internally signed JWT
I have an identity service that issues JWTs that are signed with private key.
I have several resource services that consume that token to determine the claims of the user and thereby to determine ...
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OpenID Connect Web Message Response Mode and XSS
When using the web message response mode spec with OpenID Connect for silent authentication, what prevents an attacker leveraging an XSS attack from registering a "message" listener and intercepting ...
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What are the security implications using a Refresh Token in a SPA using Authorisation Code Flow + PKCE
I am considering moving my SPA from Implicit flow to Authorization Code + PKCE extension.
This new flow will provide the SPA with a Refresh Token that doesn't expire.
Let's say a malicious user on ...
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OAauth - Authorize Vs Token Routes
Although I read about the differences between the token route and the authorized route I am not sure exactly when I need to use them.
If I understand correctly the /authorize will be used for clients ...
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OAauth - When To User Refresh Token?
I understand the role of refresh token but I'm not sure when it is enough to provide only access token and when need to provide both access token and refresh token? For example, if a user login to my ...
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OIDC: should the provider have the same address as the issuer?
I'm using Coreos OIDC library for Go. When setting up an OIDC config (coming from PROVIDER_URL/.well-known/openid-configuration), I'm getting this error:
Could not initialize OIDC provider:oidc: ...
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Designing distributed authentication/authorisation system
I'm trying to design a system that has the following elements:
the main backend REST API (currently one, probably multiple in the future)
front-channel client(s) -- JS-based single-page app(s)
back-...
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Attacker models of long-term logins: how should sensitive server endpoints require re-authentication?
Let's see the following scenario:
"GutHib" is a fictional hosting service in the form of an online webapp for the fictional DVCS software "Gut".
Alice logged in to GutHib with her password and 2FA, ...
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OIDC SPA Keycloak refresh_token storage location
I have Single Page Application based on Open ID Connect flow (keycloak).
I wonder what are the security considerations for refresh token storage - what are the advantages and disadvantages for ...
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JWT Authentication and authorisation for B2B systems
We are planning to use openID connect to protect our B2B REST endpoints(backend servers).
For the sake of simplicity naming our back-end servers as A and B
Step 1, to protect server A, Server A ...
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Having one OIDC provider and multiple APIs from third parties, how can I federate logins?
If I have an app which authenticates against one OIDC provider eg. Google but then uses the provided id- and access-token to make request against a 1. app-api and 2. a third-party-api using the tokens ...
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Oauth2/OIDC: I know the address of a resource server, is there a standard for querying which authorization servers it accepts?
I have a bunch of what are essentially IOT devices that will authenticate connections using oauth 2 tokens and/or openid connect (depending on use-case). Each IOT device is individually configurable ...
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OpenId Connect Authorization Code Flow in Microservice Scenario (API-Gateway?)
Im building a SPA with a couple of backend-microservices and i want to authenticate using OIdC.
I'm aware of the fact that the implicit flow is not recommended anymore for this. So the recommended ...
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Can a service be Oauth2 provider and Oauth2 client at the same time?
Let's say a new application X is an Oauth2 client and allows it's user to signup/login with other Oauth2 providers like Google. So a user U signs up using Google and regularly logins using Google to ...
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Are there documented best practices when federating identity to a third party using OIDC?
We are creating an OpenId Provider (using Identity Server 4) that has the ability to federate authentication to other IdPs based on email (eg, we first ask for email and then determine how to ...
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OIDC Protocol :: Different OIDC Server End points
OIDC Specifications:
Authorization Code Grant Flow.
As OIDC Server is shall list the various end points (Auth EP, Token EP, Token validation EP etc.)
In this scenario, Can Auth End Point and Token End ...
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Microservices and RBAC using OIDC
I am currently working on migrating our users from an internal DB to an OIDC service (considering Cognito/Auth0/etc.), and I am trying to implement RBAC.
Our backend is basically a bunch of ...
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Using Cognito access token to pass claims
I am working on migrating all our users from our DB to a managed service, and we're considering AWS Cognito.
We want to use Cognito for Authentication and Access Control.
For access control, we're ...
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OpenID Connect: Is storing access token in browser secure?
I'm currently in the phase of integrating my web-site to OpenID Connect provided by KeyCloak. The web-site is not a single page application. However, different parts of the application are delivered ...
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Is it ok to forward a JWT between two custom services?
I'm using Azure AD Implicit Flow for authentication between a SPA and a WebApi.
I want to know if it would be ok/save to redirect from the SPA to a intermediary service of my own as well with the ...
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Do I have to use two OAuth/OpenIdConnect bearer token with PKCE?
We have some REST APIs exposed to public applications. Those applications are registered with an (application protocol scheme) redirect URL and we provide to the developer a client secret and client ...
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Architecting a solution with native login and 3rd party login via OAuth/OpenID Connect using dotnet core
I am building an API driven application that will have a native login with username and password, and will also need to grant 3rd party access via OAuth/OpenID Connect in the near future.
A pattern I ...
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Is re-prompting a user for credentials an effective measure to prove a user's identify
I'm upgrading the authentication of an application from self hosted forms authentication to OpenID Connect through Azure Active Directory B2C (AAD B2C) and have found a few pages which re-prompt the ...
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SSO authentication & authorization architecture/implemenation
We got a bunch of different services (SPAs + API GW, legacy JavaEE apps, etc.). Each of those is usually ran in multiple instances (customer specific instances). The plan is to federate them under a ...
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Did I get it right? OAuth2, OpenID and OpenID Connect
After a lot of research about authentication and authorization, I reached the following but not sure if what I reached is the correct thing so please help me out:
Authentication is who you are. ...
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Is it safe to just forget OAuth tokens, and not invalidate them in a mobile app?
I have a mobile application that a user signs into using OpenId Connect and OAuth 2.0. Currently when the user logs out, I open up a webpage to the end_session_endpoint (http://docs.identityserver.io/...
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Is it dangerous not to verify the signature of an id token issued by an external authorization server?
I need to retrieve some values from an id token issued by an external authorization server inside a private network.
I asked for the certificate used to sign the jwt in order to verify it but I've ...
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How can I securely disable CSRF validation for native clients when browser clients access the same API?
I have an API endpoint that is accessible by both native (console, mobile apps) and Javascript based clients.
How do I ensure that the CSRF AntiForgeryToken is only invoked during Javascript calls?
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Is it a good idea to notify a user that they signed up with a social-login account?
Say my website provides three main ways to signup/signin: Google, Facebook and typical username/password. Is it a good idea to flash "Please login using your Google account" if a user tries to login ...
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OpenID connect authentication with cookie authentication middleware [Asp.Net MVC ]
In my ASP.NET MVC based application I am using 'OpenID connect authentication' middleware with 'cookie authentication middleware' (session/transient cookie).
While accessing the application I ...
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JWT access tokens: Too much information?
I've recently encountered the practice of systems using JWTs as Access Tokens. I have a concern and I'm not sure if it's unfounded:
I associate JWTs with the OpenID Connect protocol, where there are ...
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What are the pieces of information delivered in a user profile at the end of a OpenID Connect flow?
From what I understand about using OpenID Connect (over OAuth2), is that we end up with some JSON containing information about the user. That information is transported as a JSON Web Token.
➥ What ...
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What is the proper flow for authentication?
I'm tasked with migrating a group of .Net WebForms applications from a current custom username/password login scheme to an oauth2/openid connect based authentication and authorization. This specific ...
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MS Active Directory vs OpenId Connect?
I have to setup a user authentication system which shall be used for more than one application. Coming from Windows background, Microsoft Active Directory came to mind naturally.
But I have heard ...
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How to properly deal with different user-facing login mechanisms?
I'm wondering if it's possible to deal with a login mechanism that is dependent on the user identifier.
For example, the user can have access using OpenId, OAuth or token. But how can we "help" the ...
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How does the authorization work after authentication using OpenID Connect
Suppose that a client gets an ID token and access token from the auth server after successful authentication. The client now sends a request to the application server (request contains access token ...
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Is Browser based flows required for most IdP based Authentication standards?
I'm going to apologize in advance for the rambling nature of this question, I've read a lot about SAML and OIDC and other standards, just trying to understand why browsers seem to be so essential for ...
