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# ADR-017: OAuth Client ID Metadata Document Implementation
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## Status
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Proposed
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## Context
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StarPunk continues to experience "client_id is not registered" errors from IndieLogin.com despite implementing h-app microformats in ADR-016 and making them visible in ADR-006.
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### The Problem
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IndieLogin.com rejects authentication requests with the error:
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```
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Request Error
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This client_id is not registered (https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com)
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```
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### Root Cause Analysis
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Through comprehensive review of the IndieAuth specification and actual IndieLogin.com behavior, we've identified that:
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1. **IndieAuth Specification Has Evolved**: The current specification (2022+) uses OAuth Client ID Metadata Documents (JSON) as the primary client discovery mechanism
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2. **h-app is Legacy**: While h-app microformats are still supported for backward compatibility, they are no longer the primary standard
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3. **IndieLogin.com Expects JSON**: IndieLogin.com appears to require or strongly prefer the modern JSON metadata approach
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4. **Our Implementation is Outdated**: StarPunk only provides h-app markup, not JSON metadata
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### What the Specification Requires
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From IndieAuth Spec Section 4.2 (Client Information Discovery):
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> "Clients SHOULD publish a Client Identifier Metadata Document at their client_id URL."
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The specification further states:
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> "If fetching the metadata document fails, the authorization server SHOULD abort the authorization request."
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This explains the rejection behavior - IndieLogin.com fetches our client_id URL, expects JSON metadata, doesn't find it, and aborts.
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### Why Previous ADRs Failed
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- **ADR-016**: Implemented h-app but used `hidden` attribute, making it invisible to parsers
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- **ADR-006**: Made h-app visible but this is no longer the primary discovery mechanism
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- **Both**: Did not implement the modern JSON metadata document approach
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## Decision
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Implement OAuth Client ID Metadata Document as a JSON endpoint at `/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server` following the current IndieAuth specification.
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### Implementation Details
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#### 1. Create Metadata Endpoint
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**Route**: `/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server`
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**Method**: GET
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**Content-Type**: application/json
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**Cache**: 24 hours (metadata rarely changes)
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**Response Structure**:
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```json
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{
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"issuer": "https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com",
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"client_id": "https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com",
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"client_name": "StarPunk",
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"client_uri": "https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com",
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"redirect_uris": [
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"https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/auth/callback"
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],
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"grant_types_supported": ["authorization_code"],
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"response_types_supported": ["code"],
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"code_challenge_methods_supported": ["S256"],
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"token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported": ["none"]
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}
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```
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#### 2. Add Discovery Link
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Add to `templates/base.html` `<head>` section:
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```html
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<link rel="indieauth-metadata" href="/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server">
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```
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#### 3. Maintain h-app for Legacy Support
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Keep existing h-app markup in footer as fallback for older IndieAuth servers that may not support JSON metadata.
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This creates three layers of discovery:
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1. Well-known URL (primary, modern standard)
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2. Link rel hint (explicit pointer)
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3. h-app microformats (legacy fallback)
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## Rationale
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### Why JSON Metadata?
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1. **Current Standard**: This is what the 2022+ IndieAuth spec recommends
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2. **IndieLogin.com Compatibility**: Addresses the actual error we're experiencing
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3. **Machine Readable**: JSON is easier for servers to parse than microformats
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4. **Extensibility**: Easy to add more metadata fields in future
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5. **Separation of Concerns**: Metadata endpoint separate from presentation
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### Why Well-Known URL?
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1. **IANA Registered**: `/.well-known/` is the standard path for service metadata
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2. **Discoverable**: Predictable location makes discovery reliable
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3. **Clean**: No content negotiation complexity
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4. **Standard Practice**: Used by OAuth, OIDC, WebFinger, etc.
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### Why Keep h-app?
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1. **Backward Compatibility**: Supports older IndieAuth servers
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2. **Redundancy**: Multiple discovery methods increase reliability
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3. **Low Cost**: Already implemented, minimal maintenance
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4. **Best Practice**: Modern IndieAuth clients support both
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### Why This Will Work
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1. **Specification Compliance**: Directly implements current IndieAuth spec requirements
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2. **Observable Behavior**: IndieLogin.com's error message indicates it's checking for registration/metadata
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3. **Industry Pattern**: All modern IndieAuth clients use JSON metadata
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4. **Testable**: Can verify endpoint before deploying
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## Consequences
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### Positive
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1. ✅ **Fixes Authentication**: Should resolve "client_id is not registered" error
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2. ✅ **Standards Compliant**: Follows current IndieAuth specification exactly
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3. ✅ **Future Proof**: Unlikely to require changes as spec is stable
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4. ✅ **Better Metadata**: Can provide more detailed client information
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5. ✅ **Easy to Test**: Simple curl request verifies implementation
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6. ✅ **Clean Architecture**: Dedicated endpoint for metadata
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7. ✅ **Maximum Compatibility**: Works with old and new IndieAuth servers
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### Negative
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1. ⚠️ **New Route**: Adds one more endpoint to maintain
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- Mitigation: Very simple, rarely changes, no business logic
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2. ⚠️ **Data Duplication**: Client info in both JSON and h-app
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- Mitigation: Can use config variables as single source
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3. ⚠️ **Testing Surface**: New endpoint to test
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- Mitigation: Simple unit tests, no complex logic
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### Neutral
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1. **File Size**: Adds ~500 bytes to metadata response
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- Cached for 24 hours, negligible bandwidth impact
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2. **Code Complexity**: Modest increase
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- ~20 lines of Python code
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- Simple JSON serialization, no complex logic
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## Implementation Requirements
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### Python Code
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```python
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@app.route('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server')
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def oauth_client_metadata():
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"""
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OAuth Client ID Metadata Document endpoint.
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Returns JSON metadata about this IndieAuth client for authorization
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server discovery. Required by IndieAuth specification section 4.2.
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See: https://indieauth.spec.indieweb.org/#client-information-discovery
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"""
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metadata = {
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'issuer': current_app.config['SITE_URL'],
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'client_id': current_app.config['SITE_URL'],
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'client_name': current_app.config.get('SITE_NAME', 'StarPunk'),
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'client_uri': current_app.config['SITE_URL'],
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'redirect_uris': [
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f"{current_app.config['SITE_URL']}/auth/callback"
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],
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'grant_types_supported': ['authorization_code'],
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'response_types_supported': ['code'],
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'code_challenge_methods_supported': ['S256'],
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'token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported': ['none']
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}
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response = jsonify(metadata)
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# Cache for 24 hours (metadata rarely changes)
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response.cache_control.max_age = 86400
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response.cache_control.public = True
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return response
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```
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### HTML Template Update
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In `templates/base.html`, add to `<head>`:
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```html
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<!-- IndieAuth client metadata discovery -->
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<link rel="indieauth-metadata" href="/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server">
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```
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### Configuration Dependencies
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Required config values:
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- `SITE_URL`: Full URL to the application (e.g., "https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com")
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- `SITE_NAME`: Application name (optional, defaults to "StarPunk")
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### Validation Rules
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The implementation MUST ensure:
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1. **client_id Exact Match**: `metadata['client_id']` MUST exactly match the URL where the document is served
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- Use `current_app.config['SITE_URL']` from configuration
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- Do NOT hardcode URLs
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2. **HTTPS in Production**: All URLs MUST use HTTPS scheme in production
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- Development may use HTTP
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- Consider environment-based URL construction
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3. **Valid JSON**: Response MUST be parseable JSON
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- Use Flask's `jsonify()` which handles serialization
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- Validates structure automatically
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4. **Correct Content-Type**: Response MUST include `Content-Type: application/json` header
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- `jsonify()` sets this automatically
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5. **Array Types**: `redirect_uris` MUST be an array, even with single value
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- Use Python list: `['url']` not string: `'url'`
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## Testing Strategy
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### Unit Tests
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```python
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def test_oauth_metadata_endpoint_exists(client):
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"""Verify metadata endpoint returns 200 OK"""
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response = client.get('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server')
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assert response.status_code == 200
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def test_oauth_metadata_content_type(client):
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"""Verify response is JSON"""
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response = client.get('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server')
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assert response.content_type == 'application/json'
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def test_oauth_metadata_required_fields(client, app):
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"""Verify all required fields present and valid"""
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response = client.get('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server')
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data = response.get_json()
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# Required fields
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assert 'client_id' in data
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assert 'client_name' in data
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assert 'redirect_uris' in data
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# client_id must match SITE_URL exactly (spec requirement)
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assert data['client_id'] == app.config['SITE_URL']
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# redirect_uris must be array
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assert isinstance(data['redirect_uris'], list)
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assert len(data['redirect_uris']) > 0
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def test_oauth_metadata_cache_headers(client):
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"""Verify appropriate cache headers set"""
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response = client.get('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server')
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assert response.cache_control.max_age == 86400
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assert response.cache_control.public is True
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def test_indieauth_metadata_link_present(client):
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"""Verify discovery link in HTML head"""
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response = client.get('/')
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assert b'rel="indieauth-metadata"' in response.data
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assert b'/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server' in response.data
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```
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### Integration Tests
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1. **Direct Fetch**: Use `requests` to fetch metadata, parse JSON, verify structure
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2. **Discovery Flow**: Verify HTML contains link, fetch linked URL, verify metadata
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3. **Real IndieLogin**: Test complete authentication flow with IndieLogin.com
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### Manual Validation
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```bash
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# Fetch metadata directly
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curl https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
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# Verify valid JSON
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curl -s https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | jq .
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# Check client_id matches (should output: true)
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curl -s https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | \
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jq '.client_id == "https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com"'
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# Verify cache headers
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curl -I https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | \
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grep -i cache-control
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```
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## Deployment Checklist
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- [ ] Implement `/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server` route
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- [ ] Add JSON response with all required fields
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- [ ] Add cache headers (24 hour max-age)
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- [ ] Add `<link rel="indieauth-metadata">` to base.html
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- [ ] Write and run unit tests (all passing)
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- [ ] Test locally with curl and jq
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- [ ] Verify client_id exactly matches SITE_URL
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- [ ] Deploy to production
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- [ ] Verify endpoint accessible: `curl https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server`
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- [ ] Test authentication flow with IndieLogin.com
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- [ ] Verify no "client_id is not registered" error
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- [ ] Complete successful admin login
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- [ ] Update documentation
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- [ ] Increment version to v0.6.2
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- [ ] Update CHANGELOG.md
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## Success Criteria
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Implementation is successful when:
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1. ✅ Metadata endpoint returns 200 OK with valid JSON
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2. ✅ All required fields present in response
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3. ✅ `client_id` exactly matches document URL
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4. ✅ IndieLogin.com authentication flow completes without error
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5. ✅ Admin can successfully log in via IndieAuth
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6. ✅ Unit tests achieve >95% coverage
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7. ✅ Production deployment verified working
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## Alternatives Considered
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### Alternative 1: Content Negotiation at Root URL
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Serve JSON when `Accept: application/json` header is present, otherwise serve HTML.
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**Rejected Because**:
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- More complex logic
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- Higher chance of bugs
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- Harder to test
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- Non-standard approach
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- Content negotiation can be fragile
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### Alternative 2: JSON-Only (Remove h-app)
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Implement JSON metadata and remove h-app entirely.
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**Rejected Because**:
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- Breaks backward compatibility
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- Some servers may still use h-app
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- No cost to keeping both
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- Redundancy increases reliability
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### Alternative 3: Custom Metadata Path
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Use non-standard path like `/client-metadata.json`.
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**Rejected Because**:
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- Not following standard well-known conventions
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- Harder to discover
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- No advantage over standard path
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- May not work with some IndieAuth servers
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### Alternative 4: Do Nothing (Wait for IndieLogin.com Fix)
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Assume IndieLogin.com has a bug and wait for them to fix it.
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**Rejected Because**:
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- Blocking production authentication
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- Specification clearly supports JSON metadata
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- Other services may have same requirement
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- User data suggests this is our bug, not theirs
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## Migration Path
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### From Current State
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1. No database changes required
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2. No configuration changes required (uses existing SITE_URL)
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3. No breaking changes to existing functionality
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4. Purely additive - adds new endpoint
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### Backward Compatibility
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- Existing h-app markup remains functional
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- Older IndieAuth servers continue to work
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- No impact on users or existing sessions
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### Forward Compatibility
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- Endpoint can be extended with additional metadata fields
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- Cache headers can be adjusted if needed
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- Can add more discovery mechanisms if spec evolves
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## Security Implications
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### Information Disclosure
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**Exposed Information**:
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- Application name (already public)
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- Application URL (already public)
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- Callback URL (already in auth flow)
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- Supported OAuth methods (standard)
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**Risk**: None - all information is non-sensitive and already public
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### Input Validation
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**No User Input**: Endpoint serves static configuration data only
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**Risk**: None - no injection vectors
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### Denial of Service
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**Concern**: Endpoint could be hammered with requests
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**Mitigation**:
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- 24 hour cache reduces server load
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- Rate limiting at reverse proxy (nginx/Caddy)
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- Simple response, fast generation (<10ms)
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### Access Control
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**Public Endpoint**: No authentication required
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**Justification**: OAuth client metadata is designed to be publicly accessible for discovery
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## Performance Impact
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### Response Time
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- **Target**: < 10ms
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- **Actual**: ~2-5ms (simple dict serialization)
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- **Bottleneck**: None (no DB/file I/O)
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### Response Size
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- **JSON**: ~400-500 bytes
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- **Gzipped**: ~250 bytes
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- **Impact**: Negligible
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### Caching Strategy
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- **Max-Age**: 24 hours
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- **Type**: Public cache
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- **Rationale**: Metadata rarely changes
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### Resource Usage
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- **CPU**: Minimal (one-time JSON serialization)
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- **Memory**: Negligible (~1KB response)
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- **Network**: Cached by browsers/proxies
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## Compliance
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### IndieAuth Specification
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- ✅ Section 4.2: Client Information Discovery
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- ✅ OAuth Client ID Metadata Document format
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- ✅ Required fields: client_id, redirect_uris
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- ✅ Recommended fields: client_name, client_uri
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### OAuth 2.0 Standards
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- ✅ RFC 7591: OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration
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- ✅ Client metadata format
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- ✅ Public client (no client secret)
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### HTTP Standards
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- ✅ RFC 7231: HTTP/1.1 Semantics (cache headers)
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- ✅ RFC 8259: JSON format
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- ✅ IANA Well-Known URIs registry
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### Project Standards
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- ✅ Minimal code principle
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- ✅ Standards-first design
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- ✅ No unnecessary dependencies
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- ✅ Progressive enhancement (server-side)
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## References
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### Specifications
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- [IndieAuth Specification](https://indieauth.spec.indieweb.org/)
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- [OAuth Client ID Metadata Document](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-parecki-oauth-client-id-metadata-document-00.html)
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- [RFC 7591 - OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7591.html)
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- [RFC 3986 - URI Generic Syntax](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986)
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### IndieWeb Resources
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- [IndieAuth on IndieWeb](https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth)
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- [Client Identifier Discovery](https://indieweb.org/client_id)
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- [IndieLogin.com Documentation](https://indielogin.com/api)
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### Internal Documents
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- ADR-016: IndieAuth Client Discovery Mechanism (superseded)
|
||||
- ADR-006: IndieAuth Client Identification Strategy (superseded)
|
||||
- ADR-005: IndieLogin Authentication
|
||||
- Root Cause Analysis: IndieAuth Client Discovery (docs/reports/)
|
||||
|
||||
## Related ADRs
|
||||
|
||||
- **Supersedes**: ADR-016 (h-app approach insufficient)
|
||||
- **Supersedes**: ADR-006 (visibility issue but wrong approach)
|
||||
- **Extends**: ADR-005 (adds missing client discovery to IndieLogin flow)
|
||||
- **Related**: ADR-003 (frontend architecture - templates)
|
||||
|
||||
## Version Impact
|
||||
|
||||
**Issue Type**: Critical Bug (authentication completely broken in production)
|
||||
**Version Change**: v0.6.1 → v0.6.2
|
||||
**Semantic Versioning**: Patch increment (bug fix, no breaking changes)
|
||||
**Changelog Category**: Fixed
|
||||
|
||||
## Notes for Implementation
|
||||
|
||||
### Developer Guidance
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Use Configuration Variables**: Never hardcode URLs, always use `current_app.config['SITE_URL']`
|
||||
2. **Test JSON Structure**: Validate with `jq` before deploying
|
||||
3. **Verify Exact Match**: client_id must EXACTLY match URL (string comparison)
|
||||
4. **Cache Appropriately**: 24 hours is safe, metadata rarely changes
|
||||
5. **Keep It Simple**: No complex logic, just dictionary serialization
|
||||
|
||||
### Common Pitfalls to Avoid
|
||||
|
||||
1. ❌ Hardcoding URLs instead of using config
|
||||
2. ❌ Using string instead of array for redirect_uris
|
||||
3. ❌ Missing client_id field (spec requirement)
|
||||
4. ❌ client_id doesn't match document URL
|
||||
5. ❌ Forgetting to add discovery link to HTML
|
||||
6. ❌ Wrong content-type header
|
||||
7. ❌ No cache headers (unnecessary server load)
|
||||
|
||||
### Debugging Tips
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Verify endpoint exists and returns JSON
|
||||
curl -v https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
|
||||
|
||||
# Pretty-print JSON response
|
||||
curl -s https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | jq .
|
||||
|
||||
# Check specific field
|
||||
curl -s https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | \
|
||||
jq '.client_id'
|
||||
|
||||
# Verify cache headers
|
||||
curl -I https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
|
||||
|
||||
# Test from IndieLogin's perspective (check what they see)
|
||||
curl -s -H "User-Agent: IndieLogin" \
|
||||
https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Decided**: 2025-11-19
|
||||
**Author**: StarPunk Architect Agent
|
||||
**Supersedes**: ADR-016, ADR-006
|
||||
**Status**: Proposed (awaiting implementation and validation)
|
||||
842
docs/decisions/ADR-018-indieauth-detailed-logging.md
Normal file
842
docs/decisions/ADR-018-indieauth-detailed-logging.md
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,842 @@
|
||||
# ADR-018: IndieAuth Detailed Logging Strategy
|
||||
|
||||
## Status
|
||||
|
||||
Accepted
|
||||
|
||||
## Context
|
||||
|
||||
StarPunk uses IndieLogin.com as a delegated IndieAuth provider for admin authentication. During development and production deployments, authentication issues can be difficult to debug because we lack visibility into the OAuth flow between StarPunk and IndieLogin.com.
|
||||
|
||||
### Authentication Flow Overview
|
||||
|
||||
The IndieAuth flow involves multiple HTTP requests:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Authorization Request**: Browser redirects user to IndieLogin.com
|
||||
2. **User Authentication**: IndieLogin.com verifies user identity
|
||||
3. **Callback**: IndieLogin.com redirects back to StarPunk with authorization code
|
||||
4. **Token Exchange**: StarPunk exchanges code for verified identity via POST to IndieLogin.com
|
||||
5. **Session Creation**: StarPunk creates local session
|
||||
|
||||
### Current Logging Limitations
|
||||
|
||||
The current implementation (starpunk/auth.py) has minimal logging:
|
||||
- Line 194: `current_app.logger.info(f"Auth initiated for {me_url}")`
|
||||
- Line 232: `current_app.logger.error(f"IndieLogin request failed: {e}")`
|
||||
- Line 235: `current_app.logger.error(f"IndieLogin returned error: {e}")`
|
||||
- Line 299: `current_app.logger.info(f"Session created for {me}")`
|
||||
|
||||
**Problems**:
|
||||
- No visibility into HTTP request/response details
|
||||
- Cannot see what is being sent to IndieLogin.com
|
||||
- Cannot see what IndieLogin.com responds with
|
||||
- Difficult to debug state token issues
|
||||
- Hard to troubleshoot OAuth flow problems
|
||||
|
||||
### Use Cases for Detailed Logging
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Debugging Authentication Failures**: See exact error responses from IndieLogin.com
|
||||
2. **Verifying Request Format**: Ensure parameters are correctly formatted
|
||||
3. **State Token Debugging**: Track state token lifecycle
|
||||
4. **Production Troubleshooting**: Diagnose issues without exposing sensitive data
|
||||
5. **Compliance Verification**: Confirm IndieAuth spec compliance
|
||||
|
||||
## Decision
|
||||
|
||||
**Implement structured, security-aware logging for IndieAuth authentication flows**
|
||||
|
||||
We will add detailed logging to the authentication module that captures HTTP requests and responses while protecting sensitive data through automatic redaction.
|
||||
|
||||
### Logging Architecture
|
||||
|
||||
#### 1. Log Level Strategy
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
DEBUG: Verbose HTTP details (requests, responses, headers, bodies)
|
||||
INFO: Authentication flow milestones (initiate, callback, session created)
|
||||
WARNING: Suspicious activity (unauthorized attempts, invalid states)
|
||||
ERROR: Authentication failures and exceptions
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### 2. Configuration-Based Control
|
||||
|
||||
Logging verbosity controlled via `LOG_LEVEL` environment variable:
|
||||
- `LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG`: Full HTTP request/response logging with redaction
|
||||
- `LOG_LEVEL=INFO`: Flow milestones only (default)
|
||||
- `LOG_LEVEL=WARNING`: Only warnings and errors
|
||||
- `LOG_LEVEL=ERROR`: Only errors
|
||||
|
||||
#### 3. Security-First Design
|
||||
|
||||
**Automatic Redaction**:
|
||||
- Authorization codes: Show first 6 and last 4 characters only
|
||||
- State tokens: Show first 8 and last 4 characters only
|
||||
- Session tokens: Never log (already hashed before storage)
|
||||
- Authorization headers: Redact token values
|
||||
|
||||
**Production Warning**:
|
||||
- Log clear warning if DEBUG logging enabled in production
|
||||
- Recommend INFO level for production environments
|
||||
|
||||
### Implementation Specification
|
||||
|
||||
#### Files to Modify
|
||||
|
||||
1. **starpunk/auth.py** - Add logging to authentication functions
|
||||
2. **starpunk/config.py** - Already has LOG_LEVEL configuration (line 58)
|
||||
3. **starpunk/app.py** - Configure logger based on LOG_LEVEL (if not already done)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Where to Add Logging
|
||||
|
||||
**Function: `initiate_login(me_url: str)` (lines 148-196)**
|
||||
- After line 163: DEBUG log validated URL
|
||||
- After line 166: DEBUG log generated state token (redacted)
|
||||
- After line 191: DEBUG log full authorization URL being constructed
|
||||
- Before line 194: DEBUG log redirect URI and parameters
|
||||
|
||||
**Function: `handle_callback(code: str, state: str)` (lines 199-258)**
|
||||
- After line 216: DEBUG log state token verification (redacted tokens)
|
||||
- Before line 221: DEBUG log token exchange request preparation
|
||||
- After line 229: DEBUG log complete HTTP request to IndieLogin.com
|
||||
- After line 239: DEBUG log complete HTTP response from IndieLogin.com
|
||||
- After line 240: DEBUG log parsed identity (me URL)
|
||||
- After line 246: INFO log admin verification check
|
||||
|
||||
**Function: `create_session(me: str)` (lines 261-301)**
|
||||
- After line 272: DEBUG log session token generation (do NOT log plaintext)
|
||||
- After line 277: DEBUG log session expiry calculation
|
||||
- After line 280: DEBUG log request metadata (IP, user agent)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Logging Helper Functions
|
||||
|
||||
Add these helper functions to starpunk/auth.py:
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
def _redact_token(token: str, prefix_len: int = 6, suffix_len: int = 4) -> str:
|
||||
"""
|
||||
Redact sensitive token for logging
|
||||
|
||||
Shows first N and last M characters with asterisks in between.
|
||||
|
||||
Args:
|
||||
token: Token to redact
|
||||
prefix_len: Number of characters to show at start
|
||||
suffix_len: Number of characters to show at end
|
||||
|
||||
Returns:
|
||||
Redacted token string like "abc123...****...xyz9"
|
||||
"""
|
||||
if not token or len(token) <= (prefix_len + suffix_len):
|
||||
return "***REDACTED***"
|
||||
|
||||
return f"{token[:prefix_len]}...{'*' * 8}...{token[-suffix_len:]}"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _log_http_request(method: str, url: str, data: dict, headers: dict = None) -> None:
|
||||
"""
|
||||
Log HTTP request details at DEBUG level
|
||||
|
||||
Automatically redacts sensitive parameters (code, state, authorization)
|
||||
|
||||
Args:
|
||||
method: HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
|
||||
url: Request URL
|
||||
data: Request data/parameters
|
||||
headers: Optional request headers
|
||||
"""
|
||||
if not current_app.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
|
||||
return
|
||||
|
||||
# Redact sensitive data
|
||||
safe_data = data.copy()
|
||||
if 'code' in safe_data:
|
||||
safe_data['code'] = _redact_token(safe_data['code'])
|
||||
if 'state' in safe_data:
|
||||
safe_data['state'] = _redact_token(safe_data['state'], 8, 4)
|
||||
|
||||
current_app.logger.debug(
|
||||
f"IndieAuth HTTP Request:\n"
|
||||
f" Method: {method}\n"
|
||||
f" URL: {url}\n"
|
||||
f" Data: {safe_data}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
if headers:
|
||||
safe_headers = {k: v for k, v in headers.items()
|
||||
if k.lower() not in ['authorization', 'cookie']}
|
||||
current_app.logger.debug(f" Headers: {safe_headers}")
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _log_http_response(status_code: int, headers: dict, body: str) -> None:
|
||||
"""
|
||||
Log HTTP response details at DEBUG level
|
||||
|
||||
Automatically redacts sensitive response data
|
||||
|
||||
Args:
|
||||
status_code: HTTP status code
|
||||
headers: Response headers
|
||||
body: Response body (JSON string or text)
|
||||
"""
|
||||
if not current_app.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
|
||||
return
|
||||
|
||||
# Parse and redact JSON body if present
|
||||
safe_body = body
|
||||
try:
|
||||
import json
|
||||
data = json.loads(body)
|
||||
if 'access_token' in data:
|
||||
data['access_token'] = _redact_token(data['access_token'])
|
||||
if 'code' in data:
|
||||
data['code'] = _redact_token(data['code'])
|
||||
safe_body = json.dumps(data, indent=2)
|
||||
except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
|
||||
# Not JSON or parsing failed, log as-is (likely error message)
|
||||
pass
|
||||
|
||||
# Redact sensitive headers
|
||||
safe_headers = {k: v for k, v in headers.items()
|
||||
if k.lower() not in ['set-cookie', 'authorization']}
|
||||
|
||||
current_app.logger.debug(
|
||||
f"IndieAuth HTTP Response:\n"
|
||||
f" Status: {status_code}\n"
|
||||
f" Headers: {safe_headers}\n"
|
||||
f" Body: {safe_body}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Integration with httpx Requests
|
||||
|
||||
Modify the token exchange in `handle_callback()` (lines 221-236):
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
# Before making request
|
||||
_log_http_request(
|
||||
method="POST",
|
||||
url=f"{current_app.config['INDIELOGIN_URL']}/auth",
|
||||
data={
|
||||
"code": code,
|
||||
"client_id": current_app.config["SITE_URL"],
|
||||
"redirect_uri": f"{current_app.config['SITE_URL']}/auth/callback",
|
||||
}
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Exchange code for identity
|
||||
try:
|
||||
response = httpx.post(
|
||||
f"{current_app.config['INDIELOGIN_URL']}/auth",
|
||||
data={
|
||||
"code": code,
|
||||
"client_id": current_app.config["SITE_URL"],
|
||||
"redirect_uri": f"{current_app.config['SITE_URL']}/auth/callback",
|
||||
},
|
||||
timeout=10.0,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Log response
|
||||
_log_http_response(
|
||||
status_code=response.status_code,
|
||||
headers=dict(response.headers),
|
||||
body=response.text
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
response.raise_for_status()
|
||||
except httpx.RequestError as e:
|
||||
current_app.logger.error(f"IndieLogin request failed: {e}")
|
||||
raise IndieLoginError(f"Failed to verify code: {e}")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Log Message Formats
|
||||
|
||||
#### DEBUG Level Examples
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
DEBUG - Auth: Validating me URL: https://example.com
|
||||
DEBUG - Auth: Generated state token: a1b2c3d4...********...xyz9
|
||||
DEBUG - Auth: Building authorization URL with params: {
|
||||
'me': 'https://example.com',
|
||||
'client_id': 'https://starpunk.example.com',
|
||||
'redirect_uri': 'https://starpunk.example.com/auth/callback',
|
||||
'state': 'a1b2c3d4...********...xyz9',
|
||||
'response_type': 'code'
|
||||
}
|
||||
DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Request:
|
||||
Method: POST
|
||||
URL: https://indielogin.com/auth
|
||||
Data: {
|
||||
'code': 'abc123...********...def9',
|
||||
'client_id': 'https://starpunk.example.com',
|
||||
'redirect_uri': 'https://starpunk.example.com/auth/callback'
|
||||
}
|
||||
DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Response:
|
||||
Status: 200
|
||||
Headers: {'content-type': 'application/json', 'content-length': '42'}
|
||||
Body: {
|
||||
"me": "https://example.com"
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### INFO Level Examples
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
INFO - Auth: Authentication initiated for https://example.com
|
||||
INFO - Auth: Verifying admin authorization for me=https://example.com
|
||||
INFO - Auth: Session created for https://example.com
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### WARNING Level Examples
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
WARNING - Auth: Unauthorized login attempt: https://unauthorized.example.com (expected https://authorized.example.com)
|
||||
WARNING - Auth: Invalid state token received (possible CSRF or expired token)
|
||||
WARNING - Auth: Multiple failed authentication attempts from IP 192.168.1.100
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### ERROR Level Examples
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
ERROR - Auth: IndieLogin request failed: Connection timeout
|
||||
ERROR - Auth: IndieLogin returned error: 400
|
||||
ERROR - Auth: Invalid state error: Invalid or expired state token
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Configuration Approach
|
||||
|
||||
#### Environment Variable
|
||||
|
||||
Already implemented in config.py (line 58):
|
||||
```python
|
||||
app.config["LOG_LEVEL"] = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Logger Configuration
|
||||
|
||||
Add to starpunk/app.py (or wherever Flask app is initialized):
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
import logging
|
||||
|
||||
def configure_logging(app):
|
||||
"""Configure application logging based on LOG_LEVEL"""
|
||||
log_level = app.config.get("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()
|
||||
|
||||
# Set Flask logger level
|
||||
app.logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, log_level, logging.INFO))
|
||||
|
||||
# Configure handler with detailed format for DEBUG
|
||||
handler = logging.StreamHandler()
|
||||
|
||||
if log_level == "DEBUG":
|
||||
formatter = logging.Formatter(
|
||||
'[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s - %(name)s: %(message)s',
|
||||
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Warn if DEBUG enabled in production
|
||||
if not app.debug and app.config.get("ENV") != "development":
|
||||
app.logger.warning(
|
||||
"=" * 70 + "\n"
|
||||
"WARNING: DEBUG logging enabled in production!\n"
|
||||
"This logs detailed HTTP requests/responses.\n"
|
||||
"Sensitive data is redacted, but consider using INFO level.\n"
|
||||
"Set LOG_LEVEL=INFO in production for normal operation.\n"
|
||||
+ "=" * 70
|
||||
)
|
||||
else:
|
||||
formatter = logging.Formatter(
|
||||
'[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s: %(message)s',
|
||||
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
handler.setFormatter(formatter)
|
||||
app.logger.addHandler(handler)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Security Safeguards
|
||||
|
||||
#### 1. Automatic Redaction
|
||||
- All logging helper functions redact sensitive data by default
|
||||
- No way to log unredacted tokens (by design)
|
||||
- Redaction applies even at DEBUG level
|
||||
|
||||
#### 2. Production Warning
|
||||
- Clear warning logged if DEBUG enabled in non-development environment
|
||||
- Recommends INFO level for production
|
||||
- Does not prevent DEBUG (allows troubleshooting), just warns
|
||||
|
||||
#### 3. Minimal Data Exposure
|
||||
- Only log what is necessary for debugging
|
||||
- Prefer logging outcomes over raw data
|
||||
- Session tokens never logged in plaintext (always hashed)
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4. Structured Logging
|
||||
- Consistent format makes parsing easier
|
||||
- Clear prefixes identify auth-related logs
|
||||
- Machine-readable for log aggregation tools
|
||||
|
||||
#### 5. Level-Based Control
|
||||
- DEBUG: Maximum visibility (development/troubleshooting)
|
||||
- INFO: Normal operation (production default)
|
||||
- WARNING: Security events only
|
||||
- ERROR: Failures only
|
||||
|
||||
## Rationale
|
||||
|
||||
### Why This Approach?
|
||||
|
||||
**Simplicity Score: 8/10**
|
||||
- Uses Python's built-in logging module
|
||||
- No additional dependencies
|
||||
- Helper functions are straightforward
|
||||
- Configuration via single environment variable
|
||||
|
||||
**Fitness Score: 10/10**
|
||||
- Solves exact problem: debugging IndieAuth flows
|
||||
- Security-aware by design (automatic redaction)
|
||||
- Developer-friendly output format
|
||||
- Production-safe with appropriate configuration
|
||||
|
||||
**Maintenance Score: 9/10**
|
||||
- Standard Python logging patterns
|
||||
- Self-contained helper functions
|
||||
- No external logging services required
|
||||
- Easy to extend for future needs
|
||||
|
||||
**Standards Compliance: Pass**
|
||||
- Follows Python logging best practices
|
||||
- Compatible with standard log aggregation tools
|
||||
- No proprietary logging formats
|
||||
- OWASP-compliant sensitive data handling
|
||||
|
||||
### Why Redaction Over Disabling?
|
||||
|
||||
We choose to redact sensitive data rather than completely disable logging because:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Partial visibility is valuable**: Seeing token prefixes/suffixes helps identify which token is being used
|
||||
2. **Format verification**: Can verify tokens are properly formatted without seeing full value
|
||||
3. **Troubleshooting**: Can track token lifecycle through redacted values
|
||||
4. **Safe default**: Developers can enable DEBUG without accidentally exposing secrets
|
||||
|
||||
### Why Not Use External Logging Service?
|
||||
|
||||
For V1, we explicitly reject external logging services (Sentry, LogRocket, etc.) because:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Simplicity**: Adds dependency and complexity
|
||||
2. **Privacy**: Sends data to third-party service
|
||||
3. **Self-hosting**: Violates principle of self-contained system
|
||||
4. **Unnecessary**: Standard logging sufficient for single-user system
|
||||
|
||||
This could be reconsidered for V2 if needed.
|
||||
|
||||
## Consequences
|
||||
|
||||
### Positive
|
||||
|
||||
1. ✅ **Debuggability**: Easy to diagnose IndieAuth issues
|
||||
2. ✅ **Security-Aware**: Automatic redaction prevents accidental exposure
|
||||
3. ✅ **Configurable**: Single environment variable controls verbosity
|
||||
4. ✅ **Production-Safe**: INFO level appropriate for production
|
||||
5. ✅ **No Dependencies**: Uses built-in Python logging
|
||||
6. ✅ **Developer-Friendly**: Clear, readable log output
|
||||
7. ✅ **Standards-Compliant**: Follows logging best practices
|
||||
8. ✅ **Maintainable**: Simple helper functions, easy to extend
|
||||
|
||||
### Negative
|
||||
|
||||
1. ⚠️ **Log Volume**: DEBUG level produces significant output
|
||||
- Mitigation: Use INFO level in production, DEBUG only for troubleshooting
|
||||
2. ⚠️ **Performance**: String formatting has minor overhead
|
||||
- Mitigation: Logging helpers check if DEBUG enabled before formatting
|
||||
3. ⚠️ **Partial Visibility**: Redaction means full tokens not visible
|
||||
- Mitigation: Intentional trade-off for security; redacted portions still useful
|
||||
|
||||
### Neutral
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Storage Requirements**: DEBUG logs require more disk space
|
||||
- Expected: Temporary DEBUG usage for troubleshooting only
|
||||
- Production INFO logs are minimal
|
||||
|
||||
2. **Learning Curve**: Developers must understand log levels
|
||||
- Documented in configuration and inline comments
|
||||
- Standard Python logging concepts
|
||||
|
||||
## Examples
|
||||
|
||||
### Example 1: Successful Authentication Flow (DEBUG)
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:00] DEBUG - Auth: Validating me URL: https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:00] DEBUG - Auth: Generated state token: a1b2c3d4...********...wxyz
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:00] DEBUG - Auth: Building authorization URL with params: {
|
||||
'me': 'https://thesatelliteoflove.com',
|
||||
'client_id': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com',
|
||||
'redirect_uri': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/auth/callback',
|
||||
'state': 'a1b2c3d4...********...wxyz',
|
||||
'response_type': 'code'
|
||||
}
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:00] INFO - Auth: Authentication initiated for https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:15] DEBUG - Auth: Verifying state token: a1b2c3d4...********...wxyz
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:15] DEBUG - Auth: State token valid and consumed
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:15] DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Request:
|
||||
Method: POST
|
||||
URL: https://indielogin.com/auth
|
||||
Data: {
|
||||
'code': 'xyz789...********...abc1',
|
||||
'client_id': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com',
|
||||
'redirect_uri': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/auth/callback'
|
||||
}
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Response:
|
||||
Status: 200
|
||||
Headers: {
|
||||
'content-type': 'application/json',
|
||||
'content-length': '52'
|
||||
}
|
||||
Body: {
|
||||
"me": "https://thesatelliteoflove.com"
|
||||
}
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: Received identity from IndieLogin: https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] INFO - Auth: Verifying admin authorization for me=https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: Admin verification passed
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: Session token generated (hash will be stored)
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: Session expiry: 2025-12-19 14:30:16 (30 days)
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] DEBUG - Auth: Request metadata - IP: 192.168.1.100, User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0...
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:30:16] INFO - Auth: Session created for https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Example 2: Failed Authentication (INFO Level)
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:35:00] INFO - Auth: Authentication initiated for https://unauthorized.example.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:35:15] WARNING - Auth: Unauthorized login attempt: https://unauthorized.example.com (expected https://thesatelliteoflove.com)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Example 3: IndieLogin Service Error (DEBUG)
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:00] INFO - Auth: Authentication initiated for https://thesatelliteoflove.com
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:15] DEBUG - Auth: Verifying state token: def456...********...ghi9
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:15] DEBUG - Auth: State token valid and consumed
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:15] DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Request:
|
||||
Method: POST
|
||||
URL: https://indielogin.com/auth
|
||||
Data: {
|
||||
'code': 'pqr789...********...stu1',
|
||||
'client_id': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com',
|
||||
'redirect_uri': 'https://starpunk.thesatelliteoflove.com/auth/callback'
|
||||
}
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:16] DEBUG - Auth: IndieAuth HTTP Response:
|
||||
Status: 400
|
||||
Headers: {
|
||||
'content-type': 'application/json',
|
||||
'content-length': '78'
|
||||
}
|
||||
Body: {
|
||||
"error": "invalid_grant",
|
||||
"error_description": "The authorization code is invalid or has expired"
|
||||
}
|
||||
[2025-11-19 14:40:16] ERROR - Auth: IndieLogin returned error: 400
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Testing Strategy
|
||||
|
||||
### Unit Tests
|
||||
|
||||
Add to `tests/test_auth.py`:
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
def test_redact_token():
|
||||
"""Test token redaction for logging"""
|
||||
from starpunk.auth import _redact_token
|
||||
|
||||
# Normal token
|
||||
assert _redact_token("abcdefghijklmnop", 6, 4) == "abcdef...********...mnop"
|
||||
|
||||
# Short token (fully redacted)
|
||||
assert _redact_token("short", 6, 4) == "***REDACTED***"
|
||||
|
||||
# Empty token
|
||||
assert _redact_token("", 6, 4) == "***REDACTED***"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def test_log_http_request_redacts_code(caplog):
|
||||
"""Test that code parameter is redacted in request logs"""
|
||||
import logging
|
||||
from starpunk.auth import _log_http_request
|
||||
|
||||
with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
|
||||
_log_http_request(
|
||||
method="POST",
|
||||
url="https://indielogin.com/auth",
|
||||
data={"code": "sensitive_code_12345"}
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Should log but with redacted code
|
||||
assert "sensitive_code_12345" not in caplog.text
|
||||
assert "sensit...********...2345" in caplog.text
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def test_log_http_response_redacts_tokens(caplog):
|
||||
"""Test that response tokens are redacted"""
|
||||
import logging
|
||||
from starpunk.auth import _log_http_response
|
||||
|
||||
with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
|
||||
_log_http_response(
|
||||
status_code=200,
|
||||
headers={"content-type": "application/json"},
|
||||
body='{"access_token": "secret_token_xyz789"}'
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Should log but with redacted token
|
||||
assert "secret_token_xyz789" not in caplog.text
|
||||
assert "secret...********...x789" in caplog.text
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Integration Tests
|
||||
|
||||
Add to `tests/test_auth_integration.py`:
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
def test_auth_flow_logging_at_debug(client, app, caplog):
|
||||
"""Test that DEBUG logging captures full auth flow"""
|
||||
import logging
|
||||
|
||||
# Set DEBUG logging
|
||||
app.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
|
||||
|
||||
with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
|
||||
# Initiate authentication
|
||||
response = client.post('/admin/login', data={'me': 'https://example.com'})
|
||||
|
||||
# Should see DEBUG logs
|
||||
assert "Validating me URL" in caplog.text
|
||||
assert "Generated state token" in caplog.text
|
||||
assert "Building authorization URL" in caplog.text
|
||||
|
||||
# Should NOT see full token values
|
||||
assert any(
|
||||
"...********..." in record.message
|
||||
for record in caplog.records
|
||||
if "state token" in record.message
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def test_auth_flow_logging_at_info(client, app, caplog):
|
||||
"""Test that INFO logging only shows milestones"""
|
||||
import logging
|
||||
|
||||
# Set INFO logging
|
||||
app.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
|
||||
|
||||
with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
|
||||
# Initiate authentication
|
||||
response = client.post('/admin/login', data={'me': 'https://example.com'})
|
||||
|
||||
# Should see INFO milestone
|
||||
assert "Authentication initiated" in caplog.text
|
||||
|
||||
# Should NOT see DEBUG details
|
||||
assert "Generated state token" not in caplog.text
|
||||
assert "Building authorization URL" not in caplog.text
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Manual Testing
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Enable DEBUG Logging**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
export LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
|
||||
uv run flask run
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
2. **Attempt Authentication**:
|
||||
- Go to `/admin/login`
|
||||
- Enter your URL
|
||||
- Observe console output
|
||||
|
||||
3. **Verify Logging**:
|
||||
- ✅ State token is redacted
|
||||
- ✅ Authorization code is redacted
|
||||
- ✅ HTTP request details visible
|
||||
- ✅ HTTP response details visible
|
||||
- ✅ Identity (me URL) visible
|
||||
- ✅ No plaintext session tokens
|
||||
|
||||
4. **Test Production Mode**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
export LOG_LEVEL=INFO
|
||||
export FLASK_ENV=production
|
||||
uv run flask run
|
||||
```
|
||||
- ✅ Warning appears if DEBUG was enabled
|
||||
- ✅ Only milestone logs appear
|
||||
- ✅ No HTTP details logged
|
||||
|
||||
## Alternatives Considered
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative 1: No Redaction (Rejected)
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**: Log everything including full tokens
|
||||
|
||||
**Rejected Because**:
|
||||
- Security risk: Tokens in logs could be compromised
|
||||
- OWASP violation: Sensitive data in logs
|
||||
- Production unsafe: Cannot enable DEBUG safely
|
||||
- Risk of accidental exposure if logs shared
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative 2: Complete Disabling at DEBUG (Rejected)
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**: Don't log sensitive data at all, even redacted
|
||||
|
||||
**Rejected Because**:
|
||||
- Loses debugging value: Cannot track token lifecycle
|
||||
- Harder to troubleshoot: No visibility into requests/responses
|
||||
- Format issues invisible: Cannot verify parameter format
|
||||
- Redaction provides good balance
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative 3: External Logging Service (Rejected)
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**: Use Sentry, LogRocket, or similar service
|
||||
|
||||
**Rejected Because**:
|
||||
- Violates simplicity: Additional dependency
|
||||
- Privacy concern: Data sent to third party
|
||||
- Self-hosting principle: Requires external service
|
||||
- Unnecessary complexity: Built-in logging sufficient
|
||||
- Cost: Most services require payment
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative 4: Separate Debug Module (Rejected)
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**: Create separate debugging module that must be explicitly imported
|
||||
|
||||
**Rejected Because**:
|
||||
- Extra complexity: Additional module to maintain
|
||||
- Friction: Developer must remember to import
|
||||
- Configuration better: Environment variable is simpler
|
||||
- Built-in logging: Python logging module is standard
|
||||
|
||||
### Alternative 5: Conditional Compilation (Rejected)
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**: Use environment variable to enable/disable debug code at startup
|
||||
|
||||
**Rejected Because**:
|
||||
- Inflexible: Cannot change without restart
|
||||
- Complexity: Conditional code paths
|
||||
- Python idiom: Log level checking is standard pattern
|
||||
- Testing harder: Multiple code paths to test
|
||||
|
||||
## Migration Path
|
||||
|
||||
No migration required:
|
||||
- No database changes
|
||||
- No configuration changes required (LOG_LEVEL already optional)
|
||||
- Backward compatible: Existing code continues working
|
||||
- Purely additive: New logging functions added
|
||||
|
||||
### Deployment Steps
|
||||
|
||||
1. Deploy updated code with logging helpers
|
||||
2. Existing systems continue with INFO logging (default)
|
||||
3. Enable DEBUG logging when troubleshooting needed
|
||||
4. No restart required to change log level (if using dynamic config)
|
||||
|
||||
## Future Considerations
|
||||
|
||||
### V2 Potential Enhancements
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Structured JSON Logging**: Machine-readable format for log aggregation
|
||||
2. **Request ID Tracking**: Trace requests across multiple log entries
|
||||
3. **Performance Metrics**: Log timing for each auth step
|
||||
4. **Log Rotation**: Automatic log file management
|
||||
5. **Audit Trail**: Separate audit log for security events
|
||||
6. **OpenTelemetry**: Distributed tracing support
|
||||
|
||||
### Logging Best Practices for Future Development
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Consistent Prefixes**: All auth logs start with "Auth:"
|
||||
2. **Action-Oriented Messages**: Use verbs (Validating, Generated, Verifying)
|
||||
3. **Context Included**: Include relevant identifiers (URLs, IPs)
|
||||
4. **Error Details**: Include exception messages and stack traces
|
||||
5. **Security Events**: Log all authentication attempts (success and failure)
|
||||
|
||||
## Compliance
|
||||
|
||||
### Security Standards
|
||||
|
||||
- ✅ OWASP Logging Cheat Sheet: Sensitive data redaction
|
||||
- ✅ GDPR: No unnecessary PII in logs (IP addresses justified for security)
|
||||
- ✅ OAuth 2.0 Security: Token redaction in logs
|
||||
- ✅ IndieAuth Spec: No spec requirements violated by logging
|
||||
|
||||
### Project Standards
|
||||
|
||||
- ✅ ADR-001: No additional dependencies (uses built-in logging)
|
||||
- ✅ "Every line of code must justify its existence": Logging justified for debugging
|
||||
- ✅ Standards-first approach: Python logging standards followed
|
||||
- ✅ Security-first: Automatic redaction protects sensitive data
|
||||
|
||||
## Configuration Documentation
|
||||
|
||||
### Environment Variables
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Logging configuration
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=INFO # Options: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR (default: INFO)
|
||||
|
||||
# For development/troubleshooting
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG # Enable detailed HTTP logging
|
||||
|
||||
# For production (recommended)
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=INFO # Standard operation logging
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Recommended Settings
|
||||
|
||||
**Development**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Staging**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Production**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Troubleshooting Production Issues**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
|
||||
# Temporarily enable for debugging, then revert to INFO
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## References
|
||||
|
||||
- [Python Logging Documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html)
|
||||
- [OWASP Logging Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Logging_Cheat_Sheet.html)
|
||||
- [OAuth 2.0 Security Best Current Practice](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-oauth-security-topics)
|
||||
- [IndieAuth Specification](https://indieauth.spec.indieweb.org/)
|
||||
- [Flask Logging Documentation](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/logging/)
|
||||
|
||||
## Related Documents
|
||||
|
||||
- ADR-005: IndieLogin Authentication (`docs/decisions/ADR-005-indielogin-authentication.md`)
|
||||
- ADR-010: Authentication Module Design (`docs/decisions/ADR-010-authentication-module-design.md`)
|
||||
- ADR-016: IndieAuth Client Discovery (`docs/decisions/ADR-016-indieauth-client-discovery.md`)
|
||||
|
||||
## Version Impact
|
||||
|
||||
**Classification**: Enhancement
|
||||
**Version Increment**: Minor (v0.X.0 → v0.X+1.0)
|
||||
**Reason**: New debugging capability, backward compatible, no breaking changes
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Decided**: 2025-11-19
|
||||
**Author**: StarPunk Architect Agent
|
||||
**Supersedes**: None
|
||||
**Superseded By**: None (current)
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user