feat(auth): redirect-only OIDC login with admin break-glass escape hatch - #8
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- /signup auto-redirects when OIDC is the only enabled signup transport (mirrors the upstream /signin behaviour), preserving returnTo - suppress the automatic redirect on IdP error bounce (?error=), ?direct=1 and #embedded=true so failures render a page instead of looping - unauthenticated deep links redirect to /signin?returnTo=<path+query> so the OIDC round-trip lands back on the originally requested page - break-glass: NEXT_PRIVATE_BREAK_GLASS_EMAILS allowlist keeps password signin reachable via /signin?direct=1 while the OIDC provider is unreachable; enforced server-side in /api/auth/email-password/authorize so regular users keep no password path - unit tests for the allowlist parsing/matching; document the mode in docs/ARCHITECTURE.md and .env.example
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Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Browser
participant AuthenticatedLayout
participant SignIn
participant OIDCProvider
participant EmailPasswordAuthorize
Browser->>AuthenticatedLayout: request protected path
AuthenticatedLayout->>SignIn: redirect with validated returnTo
SignIn->>OIDCProvider: start OIDC sign-in
OIDCProvider-->>SignIn: return authentication result
SignIn->>EmailPasswordAuthorize: submit direct password sign-in when break-glass is requested
EmailPasswordAuthorize-->>SignIn: authorize allowlisted email or return SigninDisabled
SignIn-->>Browser: navigate to returnTo
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This pull request introduces a break-glass password sign-in mechanism for redirect-only OIDC deployments, allowing allowlisted admin emails to bypass OIDC and sign in via email/password in emergencies. It also implements automatic OIDC redirects for both sign-in and sign-up routes when OIDC is the sole transport, while preserving deep links. Feedback on the changes highlights a missing check for embedded contexts (#embedded=true) in the sign-up route, which is present in the sign-in route and documentation. Additionally, it is recommended to extend the break-glass bypass to other password-related endpoints (like reset and forgot password) to prevent admin lockout, and to ensure authenticated users are always redirected away from the sign-up page.
| import { redirect } from 'react-router'; | ||
| import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro'; | ||
| import { Loader2Icon } from 'lucide-react'; | ||
| import { useEffect } from 'react'; |
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Import useState to manage the embedded redirect state, ensuring consistency with the sign-in route.
| import { useEffect } from 'react'; | |
| import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'; |
| const [searchParams] = useSearchParams(); | ||
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| // Suppress the automatic redirect when the user asked for the manual form | ||
| // via ?direct=1, or when a previous OIDC attempt bounced back with an error | ||
| // (avoids a redirect loop). | ||
| const isDirectEntry = searchParams.get('direct') === '1'; | ||
| const hasIdpError = searchParams.get('error') !== null; | ||
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| const shouldRedirectToOIDC = shouldAutoRedirectToOIDC && !isDirectEntry && !hasIdpError; | ||
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| useEffect(() => { | ||
| if (!shouldRedirectToOIDC) { | ||
| return; | ||
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| void authClient.oidc.signIn({ redirectPath: returnTo ?? '/' }); | ||
| }, [shouldRedirectToOIDC, returnTo]); |
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The automatic OIDC redirect suppression for embedded contexts (#embedded=true) is missing in the signup route, even though it is documented in docs/ARCHITECTURE.md and implemented in the sign-in route. Without this, embedded signup widgets will incorrectly attempt to redirect to the OIDC provider.\n\nImplement the isEmbeddedRedirect state and check to suppress the redirect in embedded contexts.
const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
const [isEmbeddedRedirect, setIsEmbeddedRedirect] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => {
const hash = window.location.hash.slice(1);
const params = new URLSearchParams(hash);
setIsEmbeddedRedirect(params.get('embedded') === 'true');
}, []);
// Suppress the automatic redirect when the user asked for the manual form
// via ?direct=1, or when a previous OIDC attempt bounced back with an error
// (avoids a redirect loop).
const isDirectEntry = searchParams.get('direct') === '1';
const hasIdpError = searchParams.get('error') !== null;
const shouldRedirectToOIDC = shouldAutoRedirectToOIDC && !isDirectEntry && !hasIdpError && !isEmbeddedRedirect;
useEffect(() => {
if (!shouldRedirectToOIDC) {
return;
}
// Guard against the initial render racing the embedded detection above:
// read the hash synchronously so embedded contexts never bounce to the IdP.
if (new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.slice(1)).get('embedded') === 'true') {
return;
}
void authClient.oidc.signIn({ redirectPath: returnTo ?? '/' });
}, [shouldRedirectToOIDC, returnTo]);
| // Break-glass: when password signin is disabled suite-wide, allowlisted | ||
| // admin emails (see NEXT_PRIVATE_BREAK_GLASS_EMAILS) may still sign in | ||
| // via /signin?direct=1 while the OIDC provider is unreachable. | ||
| if (!isSigninEnabledForProvider('email') && !isBreakGlassEmail(email)) { | ||
| throw new AppError(AuthenticationErrorCode.SigninDisabled, { | ||
| statusCode: 400, | ||
| }); | ||
| } |
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While the /authorize endpoint correctly implements the break-glass bypass for allowlisted admin emails, other password-related endpoints such as /update-password, /forgot-password, and /reset-password do not have this bypass.\n\nWhen password sign-in is disabled suite-wide (NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_EMAIL_PASSWORD_SIGNIN=true), these endpoints will throw SigninDisabled for everyone, including allowlisted admins. This means that if an admin using the break-glass escape hatch forgets their password or needs to update it during an OIDC outage, they will be completely locked out with no way to reset or update their credentials.\n\nConsider adding the isBreakGlassEmail check to /update-password, /forgot-password, and /reset-password endpoints as well to ensure the break-glass mechanism is fully functional in emergencies.
| if (isAuthenticated && shouldAutoRedirectToOIDC) { | ||
| throw redirect(returnTo || '/'); | ||
| } |
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If a user is already authenticated, they should always be redirected to the home page or the returnTo path when visiting the signup page, regardless of whether OIDC auto-redirect is enabled. This prevents logged-in users from seeing or attempting to submit the signup form, aligning with the behavior of the /signin route.
| if (isAuthenticated && shouldAutoRedirectToOIDC) { | |
| throw redirect(returnTo || '/'); | |
| } | |
| if (isAuthenticated) { | |
| throw redirect(returnTo || '/'); | |
| } |
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In `@apps/remix/app/routes/_unauthenticated`+/signup.tsx:
- Line 88: The shouldRedirectToOIDC calculation must exclude embedded signup
entries. In the signup route, reuse the embedded-hash detection and synchronous
redirect guard established in the signin route so /signup#embedded=true never
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| const isDirectEntry = searchParams.get('direct') === '1'; | ||
| const hasIdpError = searchParams.get('error') !== null; | ||
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| const shouldRedirectToOIDC = shouldAutoRedirectToOIDC && !isDirectEntry && !hasIdpError; |
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Suppress OIDC redirects for embedded signup entries.
When OIDC is the only signup transport, /signup#embedded=true still sets shouldRedirectToOIDC to true. The effect then starts the OIDC redirect. This breaks embedded signing widgets and conflicts with the documented behavior. Add the same embedded-hash detection and synchronous redirect guard used by apps/remix/app/routes/_unauthenticated+/signin.tsx.
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In `@apps/remix/app/routes/_unauthenticated`+/signup.tsx at line 88, The
shouldRedirectToOIDC calculation must exclude embedded signup entries. In the
signup route, reuse the embedded-hash detection and synchronous redirect guard
established in the signin route so /signup#embedded=true never initiates the
OIDC redirect, including when OIDC is the only signup transport.
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- prefix-match the two session-invalidation e2e assertions so the new returnTo-threading redirect (/signin?returnTo=...) does not fail them - hide the forgot-password link when the password form is only reachable via the break-glass door (the forgot flow stays disabled suite-wide) - document the accepted allowlist-membership probe signal and the deliberate override of the NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_SIGNIN master switch
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apps/remix/app/routes/_unauthenticated+/signin.tsx:102-105: Unvalidatederrorparameter bypasses mandatory OIDC redirect- Failure Trace:
- Deployment configuration:
isOIDCOnlyTransportistrue(email/password signin disabled) andIS_OIDC_AUTO_REDIRECT_DISABLEDisfalse. - Attacker sends victim a link:
/signin?error=1. - In
loader,isBreakGlassAvailableis likelyfalse(no break-glass emails configured). - In
SignIncomponent,searchParams.get('error')returns'1', sohasIdpErrorbecomestrue. shouldRedirectToOIDCevaluates tofalsebecause!hasIdpErrorisfalse.- The
useEffectfor OIDC redirect does not execute. - The component renders the
SignInForminstead of the OIDC redirect spinner. - Since
isEmailPasswordSigninEnabledisfalse(OIDC-only transport), the form may appear empty or non-functional, but the critical security control (forcing OIDC authentication) is bypassed. If any other signin method is enabled (e.g., Google SSO), the attacker can force the user to use a non-OIDC method, defeating the "redirect-only OIDC" security posture.
- Deployment configuration:
- Actionable Fix: Validate that the
errorparameter originates from the OIDC provider. For example, check if the error value matches known OIDC error codes (e.g.,access_denied,invalid_request, etc.) or verify thestateparameter if available. Alternatively, only suppress the redirect if theerrorparameter is present AND thestateparameter matches a previously issued OIDC state (if implemented). A simpler fix is to ignore theerrorparameter for the purpose of suppressing the redirect unless it is a known OIDC error code.
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apps/remix/app/routes/_unauthenticated+/signup.tsx:83-85: Unvalidatederrorparameter bypasses mandatory OIDC redirect for signup- Failure Trace:
- Deployment configuration: OIDC is the only enabled signup transport (
isOIDCSignupOnlyTransportistrue) andIS_OIDC_AUTO_REDIRECT_DISABLEDisfalse. - Attacker sends victim a link:
/signup?error=1. - In
SignUpcomponent,searchParams.get('error')returns'1', sohasIdpErrorbecomestrue. shouldRedirectToOIDCevaluates tofalsebecause!hasIdpErrorisfalse.- The
useEffectfor OIDC redirect does not execute. - The component renders the
SignUpForminstead of the OIDC redirect spinner. - This defeats the "redirect-only OIDC" security posture for signup, allowing users to bypass the mandatory OIDC authentication flow.
- Deployment configuration: OIDC is the only enabled signup transport (
- Actionable Fix: Same as above. Validate that the
errorparameter originates from the OIDC provider before using it to suppress the redirect.
- Failure Trace:
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🔍 Verified Adversarial Review Findings
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packages/auth/server/routes/email-password.ts:74: Break-Glass Admin Allowlist Probing via Error Divergence- Failure Trace:
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NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_EMAIL_PASSWORD_SIGNIN=true(disabling email/password sign-
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Replace the non-null assertion with a null-coalescing fallback, use Number.isNaN on already-numeric values (behaviour-preserving), drop the unused catch binding, and add justified biome-ignore suppressions for the upstream Kysely window-function any-casts.
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Implements Wave 1 (Crove-Sign) of the Crove suite redirect-only DOS ID login plan (survey: DOS/DOS.Me#793, updated documenso#797).
Behaviour changes (all gated, no-op under default .env.example so CI/e2e stay green):
Verification done locally: 421 lib unit tests pass (incl. 3 new allowlist tests), biome clean on changed files, remix build succeeds. CI runs the full Playwright e2e suite against default env (redirect-only disabled) to prove no-op regression.
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