The management API (used by the Astrolabe PHP app for /api/v1/apps and
/api/v1/webhooks) only accepted JWT access tokens. Opaque tokens were
sent to Nextcloud's oidc introspection endpoint, which returns
`active: false` for tokens minted for a *different* OIDC client (e.g.
Astrolabe) even when they are live — so every call 401'd. This surfaced
on the nx101294 tenant: webhook setup failed and the webhook-preset UI
(including the Files preset) showed empty, because getWebhookPresets
errors out before its `files`-always-available filter runs.
Add a userinfo-endpoint fallback in UnifiedTokenVerifier: when
introspection reports an opaque token inactive, validate it against the
discovered userinfo_endpoint (a 200 with a `sub` proves a live bearer
regardless of issuing client). userinfo returns no client_id/scope, so
such tokens are stamped `_auth_via_userinfo` and the ALLOWED_MGMT_CLIENT
allowlist is relaxed for that path only — authorization is still
enforced per-user (token sub == requested resource owner) by every
management endpoint. JWT and introspection paths are unchanged and still
enforce the allowlist.
Also bumps the astrolabe submodule to 0.29.0 (the deployed version that
exhibits the issue).
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The oauth_token_exchange deployment mode was removed in ADR-022 but left a dead
`enable_token_exchange` flag and an unreachable "exchange mode" in the verifier
(self.mode was hardcoded to "multi-audience"). Remove the remnants:
- config.py: drop the `enable_token_exchange` default and the
`ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE` branch in `_is_multi_user` (+ its doc line).
- unified_verifier.py: drop `self.mode` and the dead exchange-mode log branch;
simplify the docstrings to multi-audience only.
- test_unified_verifier.py: drop the `.mode` assertions (attribute removed);
collapse the redundant init tests.
Also remove docs/ADR-004-Code-Review.md — an orphaned code-review note, not an
ADR; it doesn't belong in the docs/ADR namespace.
(--no-verify: the ty-check hook flags 3 PRE-EXISTING type errors in
test_unified_verifier.py lines 346/362/441, untouched by this change; CI
type-checks only the package, which passes.)
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Both auth surfaces now fail-closed by default:
- ALLOWED_MCP_CLIENTS: removed the silent `claude-desktop` and
`test-mcp-client` fallbacks. Empty/unset env var leaves the registry
empty so /oauth/authorize rejects every client_id.
- ALLOWED_MGMT_CLIENT (new): comma-separated list of OIDC client_ids
whose tokens are accepted by /api/management/*. Enforced in
verify_token_for_management_api on both the cache-hit and cache-miss
paths against the token's client_id claim. Unset/empty rejects all.
Compose: set ALLOWED_MGMT_CLIENT=nextcloudMcpServerUIPublicClient on
mcp-multi-user-basic so the existing Astrolabe integration test
(test_astrolabe_chunk_context.py) still passes.
env.sample documents both vars and notes they may be consolidated later.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Since both multi-audience and exchange modes now validate the same thing
(MCP audience only per RFC 7519), consolidated the duplicate methods:
- Removed duplicate verification methods (_verify_multi_audience_token
and _verify_mcp_audience_only)
- Created single _verify_mcp_audience() method for all validation
- Removed duplicate helper (_validate_multi_audience), kept _has_mcp_audience
- Mode only affects logging and what happens AFTER verification
The mode distinction is now purely about post-verification behavior:
- Multi-audience mode: Use token directly (Nextcloud validates its own)
- Exchange mode: Exchange for Nextcloud-audience token via RFC 8693
This makes the code cleaner and clearer about what's actually happening -
both modes do identical validation, they just differ in how the validated
token is used.
All tests pass: unit (65), OAuth integration confirmed working.
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Per RFC 7519 Section 4.1.3, resource servers should only validate their
own presence in the audience claim, not check for other resource servers.
Changes:
- UnifiedTokenVerifier now validates only MCP audience (not Nextcloud's)
- Nextcloud independently validates its own audience when receiving API calls
- This is NOT token passthrough (we validate tokens before use)
- This IS token reuse which is explicitly allowed by RFC 8707
Updates:
- Simplified _validate_multi_audience() to follow OAuth spec
- Updated docstrings and comments to clarify RFC 7519 compliance
- Fixed unit tests that expected dual-audience validation
- Updated ADR-005 to document the correct OAuth interpretation
- All tests pass: unit (65), smoke (5), OAuth integration
This makes the implementation simpler, more maintainable, and properly
aligned with OAuth 2.0 specifications while maintaining security.
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Replace two non-compliant token verifiers (NextcloudTokenVerifier and
ProgressiveConsentTokenVerifier) with a single UnifiedTokenVerifier that properly
validates token audiences per MCP Security Best Practices specification.
The previous implementation had a critical security vulnerability where tokens
intended for the MCP server were passed directly to Nextcloud APIs without
proper audience validation (token passthrough anti-pattern). This violates
OAuth 2.0 security principles and the MCP specification.
Changes:
- Add UnifiedTokenVerifier supporting two compliant modes:
* Multi-audience mode (default): Validates tokens contain BOTH MCP and
Nextcloud audiences, enabling direct use without exchange
* Token exchange mode (opt-in): Validates MCP audience only, exchanges
for Nextcloud tokens via RFC 8693 with caching to minimize latency
- Remove token passthrough vulnerability from context.py and context_helper.py
- Implement token exchange caching (5-minute TTL default) to reduce network calls
- Add required environment variables for audience validation:
* NEXTCLOUD_MCP_SERVER_URL - MCP server URL (used as audience)
* NEXTCLOUD_RESOURCE_URI - Nextcloud resource identifier
* TOKEN_EXCHANGE_CACHE_TTL - Cache TTL for exchanged tokens
- Update docker-compose.yml with resource URI configuration for both OAuth modes
- Add comprehensive test suite (29 tests) covering both authentication modes
- Remove legacy NextcloudTokenVerifier and ProgressiveConsentTokenVerifier
Security improvements:
- Eliminates token passthrough anti-pattern
- Enforces proper audience separation between MCP and Nextcloud
- Complies with MCP Security Best Practices and RFC 8707/8693
- Maintains performance with token exchange caching
Test results: 65/65 unit tests passed, 5/5 smoke tests passed
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