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* @author Alex Bilbie <[email protected]> |
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* @copyright Copyright (c) Alex Bilbie |
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* @license http://mit-license.org/ |
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* |
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* @link https://github.com/thephpleague/oauth2-server |
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*/ |
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declare(strict_types=1); |
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namespace League\OAuth2\Server\Grant; |
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use DateInterval; |
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use DateTimeImmutable; |
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use Exception; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\CodeChallengeVerifiers\CodeChallengeVerifierInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\CodeChallengeVerifiers\PlainVerifier; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\CodeChallengeVerifiers\S256Verifier; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\Entities\ClientEntityInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\Entities\UserEntityInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\Exception\OAuthServerException; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\Repositories\AuthCodeRepositoryInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\Repositories\RefreshTokenRepositoryInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\RequestAccessTokenEvent; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\RequestEvent; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\RequestRefreshTokenEvent; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\RequestTypes\AuthorizationRequestInterface; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\ResponseTypes\RedirectResponse; |
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use League\OAuth2\Server\ResponseTypes\ResponseTypeInterface; |
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use LogicException; |
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use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface; |
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use stdClass; |
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use function array_key_exists; |
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use function array_keys; |
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use function array_map; |
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use function count; |
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use function hash_algos; |
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use function implode; |
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use function in_array; |
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use function is_array; |
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use function json_decode; |
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use function json_encode; |
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use function preg_match; |
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use function property_exists; |
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use function sprintf; |
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use function time; |
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class AuthCodeGrant extends AbstractAuthorizeGrant |
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{ |
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private bool $requireCodeChallengeForPublicClients = true; |
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* @var CodeChallengeVerifierInterface[] |
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private array $codeChallengeVerifiers = []; |
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public function __construct( |
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AuthCodeRepositoryInterface $authCodeRepository, |
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RefreshTokenRepositoryInterface $refreshTokenRepository, |
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private DateInterval $authCodeTTL |
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) { |
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$this->setAuthCodeRepository($authCodeRepository); |
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$this->setRefreshTokenRepository($refreshTokenRepository); |
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$this->refreshTokenTTL = new DateInterval('P1M'); |
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if (in_array('sha256', hash_algos(), true)) { |
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$s256Verifier = new S256Verifier(); |
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$this->codeChallengeVerifiers[$s256Verifier->getMethod()] = $s256Verifier; |
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} |
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$plainVerifier = new PlainVerifier(); |
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$this->codeChallengeVerifiers[$plainVerifier->getMethod()] = $plainVerifier; |
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/** |
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* Disable the requirement for a code challenge for public clients. |
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public function disableRequireCodeChallengeForPublicClients(): void |
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$this->requireCodeChallengeForPublicClients = false; |
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* Respond to an access token request. |
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* @throws OAuthServerException |
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public function respondToAccessTokenRequest( |
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ServerRequestInterface $request, |
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ResponseTypeInterface $responseType, |
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DateInterval $accessTokenTTL |
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list($clientId) = $this->getClientCredentials($request); |
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$client = $this->getClientEntityOrFail($clientId, $request); |
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$this->validateClient($request); |
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$encryptedAuthCode = $this->getRequestParameter('code', $request); |
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if ($encryptedAuthCode === null) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code'); |
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try { |
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$authCodePayload = json_decode($this->decrypt($encryptedAuthCode)); |
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$this->validateAuthorizationCode($authCodePayload, $client, $request); |
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$scopes = $this->scopeRepository->finalizeScopes( |
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$this->validateScopes($authCodePayload->scopes), |
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$this->getIdentifier(), |
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$client, |
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$authCodePayload->user_id, |
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$authCodePayload->auth_code_id |
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} catch (LogicException $e) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code', 'Cannot decrypt the authorization code', $e); |
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$codeVerifier = $this->getRequestParameter('code_verifier', $request); |
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// If a code challenge isn't present but a code verifier is, reject the request to block PKCE downgrade attack |
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if (!isset($authCodePayload->code_challenge) && $codeVerifier !== null) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest( |
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'code_challenge', |
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'code_verifier received when no code_challenge is present' |
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if (isset($authCodePayload->code_challenge)) { |
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$this->validateCodeChallenge($authCodePayload, $codeVerifier); |
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if ($this->authCodeRepository->lockAuthCode($authCodePayload->auth_code_id)) { |
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try { |
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$accessToken = $this->issueAccessToken($accessTokenTTL, $client, $authCodePayload->user_id, $scopes); |
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$this->getEmitter()->emit(new RequestAccessTokenEvent(RequestEvent::ACCESS_TOKEN_ISSUED, $request, $accessToken)); |
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$responseType->setAccessToken($accessToken); |
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// Issue and persist new refresh token if given |
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if ($refreshToken !== null) { |
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$this->getEmitter()->emit(new RequestRefreshTokenEvent(RequestEvent::REFRESH_TOKEN_ISSUED, $request, $refreshToken)); |
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$responseType->setRefreshToken($refreshToken); |
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} |
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} catch (Exception $e) { |
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$this->authCodeRepository->unlockAuthCode($authCodePayload->auth_code_id); |
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throw OAuthServerException::serverError( |
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'access_token', |
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$e |
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} finally { |
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// Revoke used auth code |
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$this->authCodeRepository->revokeAuthCode($authCodePayload->auth_code_id); |
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private function validateCodeChallenge(object $authCodePayload, ?string $codeVerifier): void |
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if ($codeVerifier === null) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code_verifier'); |
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} |
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if (preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9-._~]{43,128}$/', $codeVerifier) !== 1) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest( |
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'code_verifier', |
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'Code Verifier must follow the specifications of RFC-7636.' |
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} |
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if (property_exists($authCodePayload, 'code_challenge_method')) { |
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if (isset($this->codeChallengeVerifiers[$authCodePayload->code_challenge_method])) { |
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$codeChallengeVerifier = $this->codeChallengeVerifiers[$authCodePayload->code_challenge_method]; |
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if (!isset($authCodePayload->code_challenge) || $codeChallengeVerifier->verifyCodeChallenge($codeVerifier, $authCodePayload->code_challenge) === false) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidGrant('Failed to verify `code_verifier`.'); |
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} |
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} else { |
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throw OAuthServerException::serverError( |
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sprintf( |
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/** |
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* Validate the authorization code. |
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private function validateAuthorizationCode( |
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stdClass $authCodePayload, |
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ClientEntityInterface $client, |
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ServerRequestInterface $request |
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if (!property_exists($authCodePayload, 'auth_code_id')) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code', 'Authorization code malformed'); |
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if (time() > $authCodePayload->expire_time) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code', 'Authorization code has expired'); |
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} |
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$redirectUri = $this->getRequestParameter('redirect_uri', $request); |
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} |
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public function getIdentifier(): string |
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} |
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public function canRespondToAuthorizationRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request): bool |
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return ( |
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array_key_exists('response_type', $request->getQueryParams()) |
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&& $request->getQueryParams()['response_type'] === 'code' |
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&& isset($request->getQueryParams()['client_id']) |
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public function validateAuthorizationRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request): AuthorizationRequestInterface |
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{ |
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$clientId = $this->getQueryStringParameter( |
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'client_id', |
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$request, |
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$this->getServerParameter('PHP_AUTH_USER', $request) |
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if ($clientId === null) { |
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$client = $this->getClientEntityOrFail($clientId, $request); |
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$redirectUri = $this->getQueryStringParameter('redirect_uri', $request); |
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if ($redirectUri !== null) { |
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$this->validateRedirectUri($redirectUri, $client, $request); |
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(is_array($client->getRedirectUri()) && count($client->getRedirectUri()) !== 1) |
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) { |
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$this->getEmitter()->emit(new RequestEvent(RequestEvent::CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_FAILED, $request)); |
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$defaultClientRedirectUri = is_array($client->getRedirectUri()) |
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$scopes = $this->validateScopes( |
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$authorizationRequest->setGrantTypeId($this->getIdentifier()); |
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$authorizationRequest->setScopes($scopes); |
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$codeChallenge = $this->getQueryStringParameter('code_challenge', $request); |
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if ($codeChallenge !== null) { |
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$codeChallengeMethod = $this->getQueryStringParameter('code_challenge_method', $request, 'plain'); |
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if ($codeChallengeMethod === null) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest( |
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'code_challenge_method', |
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'Code challenge method must be provided when `code_challenge` is set.' |
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} |
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if (array_key_exists($codeChallengeMethod, $this->codeChallengeVerifiers) === false) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest( |
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'code_challenge_method', |
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'Code challenge method must be one of ' . implode(', ', array_map( |
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}, |
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array_keys($this->codeChallengeVerifiers) |
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// Validate code_challenge according to RFC-7636 |
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// @see: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7636#section-4.2 |
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if (preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9-._~]{43,128}$/', $codeChallenge) !== 1) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest( |
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'code_challenge', |
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'Code challenge must follow the specifications of RFC-7636.' |
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} |
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$authorizationRequest->setCodeChallenge($codeChallenge); |
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$authorizationRequest->setCodeChallengeMethod($codeChallengeMethod); |
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} elseif ($this->requireCodeChallengeForPublicClients && !$client->isConfidential()) { |
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throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('code_challenge', 'Code challenge must be provided for public clients'); |
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} |
355
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return $authorizationRequest; |
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} |
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/** |
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* {@inheritdoc} |
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*/ |
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public function completeAuthorizationRequest(AuthorizationRequestInterface $authorizationRequest): ResponseTypeInterface |
363
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6 |
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{ |
364
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6 |
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if ($authorizationRequest->getUser() instanceof UserEntityInterface === false) { |
365
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throw new LogicException('An instance of UserEntityInterface should be set on the AuthorizationRequest'); |
366
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} |
367
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4 |
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368
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$finalRedirectUri = $authorizationRequest->getRedirectUri() |
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4 |
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?? $this->getClientRedirectUri($authorizationRequest); |
370
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4 |
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// The user approved the client, redirect them back with an auth code |
372
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4 |
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if ($authorizationRequest->isAuthorizationApproved() === true) { |
373
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4 |
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$authCode = $this->issueAuthCode( |
374
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4 |
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$this->authCodeTTL, |
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4 |
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$authorizationRequest->getClient(), |
376
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4 |
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$authorizationRequest->getUser()->getIdentifier(), |
377
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$authorizationRequest->getRedirectUri(), |
378
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4 |
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$authorizationRequest->getScopes() |
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); |
380
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4 |
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381
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$payload = [ |
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'client_id' => $authCode->getClient()->getIdentifier(), |
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'redirect_uri' => $authCode->getRedirectUri(), |
384
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4 |
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'auth_code_id' => $authCode->getIdentifier(), |
385
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4 |
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'scopes' => $authCode->getScopes(), |
386
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4 |
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'user_id' => $authCode->getUserIdentifier(), |
387
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4 |
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'expire_time' => (new DateTimeImmutable())->add($this->authCodeTTL)->getTimestamp(), |
388
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4 |
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'code_challenge' => $authorizationRequest->getCodeChallenge(), |
389
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4 |
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'code_challenge_method' => $authorizationRequest->getCodeChallengeMethod(), |
390
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4 |
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]; |
391
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4 |
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392
|
4 |
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$jsonPayload = json_encode($payload); |
393
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4 |
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394
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if ($jsonPayload === false) { |
395
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4 |
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throw new LogicException('An error was encountered when JSON encoding the authorization request response'); |
396
|
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} |
397
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|
398
|
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$response = new RedirectResponse(); |
399
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1 |
|
$response->setRedirectUri( |
400
|
1 |
|
$this->makeRedirectUri( |
401
|
1 |
|
$finalRedirectUri, |
402
|
1 |
|
[ |
403
|
1 |
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'code' => $this->encrypt($jsonPayload), |
404
|
1 |
|
'state' => $authorizationRequest->getState(), |
405
|
1 |
|
] |
406
|
1 |
|
) |
407
|
1 |
|
); |
408
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|
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|
409
|
|
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return $response; |
410
|
|
|
} |
411
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|
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|
412
|
|
|
// The user denied the client, redirect them back with an error |
413
|
7 |
|
throw OAuthServerException::accessDenied( |
414
|
|
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'The user denied the request', |
415
|
7 |
|
$this->makeRedirectUri( |
416
|
1 |
|
$finalRedirectUri, |
417
|
7 |
|
[ |
418
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|
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'state' => $authorizationRequest->getState(), |
419
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|
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] |
420
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|
|
) |
421
|
|
|
); |
422
|
|
|
} |
423
|
|
|
|
424
|
|
|
/** |
425
|
|
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* Get the client redirect URI if not set in the request. |
426
|
|
|
*/ |
427
|
|
|
private function getClientRedirectUri(AuthorizationRequestInterface $authorizationRequest): string |
428
|
|
|
{ |
429
|
|
|
return is_array($authorizationRequest->getClient()->getRedirectUri()) |
430
|
|
|
? $authorizationRequest->getClient()->getRedirectUri()[0] |
431
|
|
|
: $authorizationRequest->getClient()->getRedirectUri(); |
432
|
|
|
} |
433
|
|
|
} |
434
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For hinted functions/methods where all return statements with the correct type are only reachable via conditions, ?null? gets implicitly returned which may be incompatible with the hinted type. Let?s take a look at an example: