fix: Complete Keycloak external IdP integration with all tests passing
This commit completes the Keycloak external IdP integration for the MCP
server, implementing ADR-002 Tier 2 (External Identity Provider) with
full Bearer token authentication support.
Key Changes:
1. **Keycloak backchannel-dynamic configuration**
- Added --hostname-strict=false and --hostname-backchannel-dynamic=true
- Allows external issuer (localhost:8888) with internal endpoints (keycloak:8080)
- Solves Docker networking issue where containers can't reach localhost
2. **CORSMiddleware Bearer token patch**
- Created app-hooks/patches/cors-bearer-token.patch from upstream commit 8fb5e77db82
- Allows Bearer tokens to bypass CORS/CSRF checks (stateless authentication)
- Applied via post-installation hook 20-apply-cors-bearer-token-patch.sh
- Enables app-specific APIs (Notes, Calendar, etc.) to work with Bearer tokens
3. **Patch organization**
- Moved patches to app-hooks/patches/ directory
- Updated docker-compose.yml to mount entire app-hooks directory
- Consolidated patch management for better maintainability
4. **Test improvements**
- All 11 Keycloak integration tests passing
- Tests validate OAuth token acquisition, MCP connectivity, token validation,
tool execution, token persistence, user provisioning, scope filtering,
and error handling
Architecture:
- Keycloak acts as external OAuth/OIDC identity provider
- MCP server uses Keycloak tokens to access Nextcloud APIs
- Nextcloud user_oidc app validates Bearer tokens from Keycloak
- No admin credentials needed - all API access uses user's OAuth tokens
Cache Note:
- Discovery and JWKS caches must be cleared when switching Keycloak configurations
- Use: docker compose exec redis redis-cli DEL "<cache-key>"
- Or: docker compose exec app php occ user_oidc:provider keycloak --clientid nextcloud
Related:
- ADR-002: Vector sync background jobs authentication
- Validates external IdP integration pattern
- Demonstrates offline_access with refresh tokens (Tier 1 & 2)
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From deab2dac3d73d25f20a95c18103f327ab48f837a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Chris Coutinho <chris@coutinho.io>
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:09:29 +0200
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Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Fix Bearer token authentication causing session logout
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When using Bearer token authentication with OIDC, API requests to
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endpoints with @CORS annotations (like Notes API) were failing with
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401 Unauthorized errors. This occurred because:
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1. Bearer token validation successfully authenticated the user
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2. A session was created for the authenticated user
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3. Nextcloud's CORSMiddleware detected the logged-in session but no
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CSRF token, causing it to call session->logout()
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4. The logout invalidated the session, breaking the API request
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This fix sets the 'app_api' session flag during Bearer token
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authentication, which instructs CORSMiddleware to skip the CSRF check
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and logout logic. This is the same mechanism used by Nextcloud's
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AppAPI framework for external application authentication.
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The flag is set at all successful Bearer token authentication points:
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- Line 243: After OIDC Identity Provider validation
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- Line 310: After auto-provisioning with bearer provisioning
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- Line 315: After existing user authentication
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- Line 337: After LDAP user sync
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Fixes: Bearer token authentication for all Nextcloud APIs
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Tested-with: nextcloud-mcp-server integration tests
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Signed-off-by: Chris Coutinho <chris@coutinho.io>
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---
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lib/User/Backend.php | 4 ++++
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/lib/User/Backend.php b/lib/User/Backend.php
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index 23cfb18..65665cc 100644
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--- a/lib/User/Backend.php
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+++ b/lib/User/Backend.php
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@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class Backend extends ABackend implements IPasswordConfirmationBackend, IGetDisp
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$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped($validationEvent);
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$oidcProviderUserId = $validationEvent->getUserId();
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if ($oidcProviderUserId !== null) {
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+ $this->session->set('app_api', true);
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return $oidcProviderUserId;
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} else {
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$this->logger->debug('[NextcloudOidcProviderValidator] The bearer token validation has failed');
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@@ -306,10 +307,12 @@ class Backend extends ABackend implements IPasswordConfirmationBackend, IGetDisp
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}
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$this->session->set('last-password-confirm', strtotime('+4 year', time()));
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+ $this->session->set('app_api', true);
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return $userId;
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} elseif ($this->userExists($tokenUserId)) {
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$this->checkFirstLogin($tokenUserId);
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$this->session->set('last-password-confirm', strtotime('+4 year', time()));
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+ $this->session->set('app_api', true);
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return $tokenUserId;
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} else {
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// check if the user exists locally
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@@ -331,6 +334,7 @@ class Backend extends ABackend implements IPasswordConfirmationBackend, IGetDisp
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}
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$this->checkFirstLogin($tokenUserId);
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$this->session->set('last-password-confirm', strtotime('+4 year', time()));
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+ $this->session->set('app_api', true);
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return $tokenUserId;
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}
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}
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--
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2.51.0
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diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
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index 4453f5a7d4b..f1ca9b48d21 100644
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--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
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+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
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@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ class CORSMiddleware extends Middleware {
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$user = array_key_exists('PHP_AUTH_USER', $this->request->server) ? $this->request->server['PHP_AUTH_USER'] : null;
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$pass = array_key_exists('PHP_AUTH_PW', $this->request->server) ? $this->request->server['PHP_AUTH_PW'] : null;
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+ // Allow Bearer token authentication for CORS requests
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+ // Bearer tokens are stateless and don't require CSRF protection
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+ $authorizationHeader = $this->request->getHeader('Authorization');
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+ if (!empty($authorizationHeader) && str_starts_with($authorizationHeader, 'Bearer ')) {
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+ return;
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+ }
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+
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// Allow to use the current session if a CSRF token is provided
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if ($this->request->passesCSRFCheck()) {
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return;
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