security(core): harden credential sign-in with client ID validation - #269
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds client ID token validation to credential sign-in, configures proxy-aware rate limiting, and updates related tests. It also enables asynchronous rate-limit key generators and corrects algorithm package exports. ChangesCredential sign-in security
Asynchronous rate-limit keys
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The PR strengthens credential sign-in, but it currently allows signed tokens from another purpose to pass client-ID validation and can let clients bypass rate limits by spoofing a request header; inconsistent header handling can also validate different request state. These security issues make the change unsafe to merge until corrected. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant CredentialSignIn
participant ValidationBuilder
participant ClientIdTokenCookie
Client->>CredentialSignIn: POST /signIn/credentials
CredentialSignIn->>ValidationBuilder: verifyRateLimit()
ValidationBuilder->>ClientIdTokenCookie: verifyClientIdToken()
ClientIdTokenCookie-->>ValidationBuilder: validated token
ValidationBuilder-->>CredentialSignIn: validation result
CredentialSignIn-->>Client: sign-in response
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In `@packages/core/src/router/rate-limiter.ts`:
- Line 17: Update the direct-client key selection in the rate limiter so it does
not use the client-controlled “remote-addr” header when trustedProxyHeaders is
disabled. Reuse trusted connection metadata supplied by the adapter for direct
requests, or require a sanitized proxy-provided address, while preserving the
existing proxy-header path and anonymous fallback behavior.
In `@packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts`:
- Around line 335-337: Update verifyClientIdToken and the related client-ID
verification paths to use a distinct purpose or audience claim, and require that
claim during verification so CSRF JWS values are rejected. Add runtime
validation that the decoded client-ID token contains a non-empty string token
instead of relying on a type cast, while preserving valid client-ID handling.
In `@packages/core/src/shared/utils/api.ts`:
- Line 119: Update the client-ID validation call around assertClientIdToken to
pass the normalized headers produced by createValidation instead of relying on
output.request.headers, ensuring validation uses the same cookie set as CSRF
validation when both headers and request are provided.
In `@packages/rate-limiter/CHANGELOG.md`:
- Around line 13-17: Update the pull request references for the asynchronous
keyGenerator entry and the dedicated algorithm entry points from `#289` to `#269`,
preserving the existing changelog text and links.
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| await jose.verifyJWS(clientIdToken) | ||
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Bind client ID JWS values to the client-ID purpose.
createCSRF signs { token } with the same JOSE instance that verifyClientIdToken uses. Since verifyJWS checks only the signature, a valid CSRF JWS passes the client-ID check. verifyClientIdToken also accepts a missing or non-string token because it uses a type cast without runtime validation.
Add distinct purpose or audience claims. Validate the client-ID claim and require a non-empty string token in both client-ID token paths.
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In `@packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts` around lines 335 - 337, Update
verifyClientIdToken and the related client-ID verification paths to use a
distinct purpose or audience claim, and require that claim during verification
so CSRF JWS values are rejected. Add runtime validation that the decoded
client-ID token contains a non-empty string token instead of relying on a type
cast, while preserving valid client-ID handling.
| if (!output.request) { | ||
| throw new AuraAuthError({ code: "INVALID_BUILD_REQUEST" }) | ||
| } | ||
| await assertClientIdToken(output.request, ctx) |
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Use the normalized headers for client-ID validation.
FunctionAPIContext<SignInCredentialsAPIOptions> permits both headers and request. When both are supplied, createValidation uses headers for CSRF validation, but verifyClientIdToken reads request.headers. This can validate different cookie sets. Pass the normalized headers to client-ID validation.
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In `@packages/core/src/shared/utils/api.ts` at line 119, Update the client-ID
validation call around assertClientIdToken to pass the normalized headers
produced by createValidation instead of relying on output.request.headers,
ensuring validation uses the same cookie set as CSRF validation when both
headers and request are provided.
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Description
This pull request hardens the credentials sign-in flow by introducing client ID validation and improving IP address handling when
trustedProxyHeadersis enabled.The
POST /signIn/credentialsendpoint andapi.signInCredentials()API now require the__Host-aura-auth.client_id_tokencookie. This token is used to validate the integrity of the request and help ensure that credentials sign-in requests originate from a trusted client.Client ID Token Validation
The credentials sign-in flow now uses a dedicated
__Host-aura-auth.client_id_tokencookie.The cookie uses the
__Host-prefix, which applies stricter browser requirements and prevents the cookie from being scoped to arbitrary paths or shared with subdomains. The token contains a JWT with a randomized value, allowing the server to verify its integrity and confirm that it was generated by the authentication system rather than provided by an external or untrusted source.This adds an additional validation layer before the credentials sign-in process continues.
IP Address Handling
This PR also refactors how the rate limiter resolves the client IP address.
Previously, proxy-related headers such as
cf-connecting-ip,x-forwarded-for, and other forwarding headers could be used to determine the client's IP address.These headers are now only trusted and consumed when the
trustedProxyHeadersoption is explicitly enabled in thecreateAuth()configuration.The IP resolution flow is now:
trustedProxyHeadersis enabled, trusted proxy headers can be used to resolve the client IP address.trustedProxyHeadersis disabled, proxy-provided headers are ignored.anonymous.This prevents client-controlled forwarding headers from influencing IP-based rate limiting when the application is not explicitly configured to trust a proxy.
Key Changes
__Host-aura-auth.client_id_tokenvalidation to the credentials sign-in flow.POST /signIn/credentials.api.signInCredentials().__Host-cookie prefix for stronger cookie security guarantees.trustedProxyHeadersis enabled.Future Improvements
Note
A future improvement will extend the rate limiter to use the
client_id_tokenas part of request validation and rate-limit key generation. Since the token is unique to a client, it can provide an additional signal for tracking and limiting requests.Optional username-based validation may also be added to the rate limiter to further strengthen credentials sign-in protection.