Re: [OAUTH-WG] PAR error for redirect URI?

[Brian Campbell <[e-mail]>]

er, I mean an -05

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 6:45 AM Brian Campbell <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> Thanks Vladimir, that seems quite reasonable. Barring any objections, I'll
> add that to a -04.
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 1:33 AM Vladimir Dzhuvinov <
> [e-mail]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> I'd like to propose the sentence in bold to be inserted into the current
>> section 2.3 of PAR -04:
>>
>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-par-04#section-2.3
>>
>> The authorization server returns an error response with the same format
>> as is specified for error responses from the token endpoint in Section 5.2
>> of [RFC6749] using the appropriate error code from therein or from Section 4.1.2.1
>> of [RFC6749]. *In those cases where Section 4.1.2.1 of [RFC6749]
>> prohibits automatic redirection with an error back to the requesting client
>> and hence doesn’t define an error code, for example when the request fails
>> due to a missing, invalid, or mismatching redirection URI, the
>> “invalid_request” error code can be used as the default error code.*
>>
>> Hope with this we can close the case.
>>
>> Vladimir
>>
>> On 04/12/2020 18:08, Brian Campbell wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 12:30 AM Vladimir Dzhuvinov <
>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>>> If people have articulated a need to have an invalid_redirect_uri error
>>> for the PAR endpoint, then let's register it properly. Rifaat says there's
>>> still time to do this.
>>>
>>
>> Following from the response I recently sent to Neil, I don't think a
>> legitimate need has been articulated.
>> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/oauth/gMiH1mTr0AKDvWpqO1zikcVUySY/
>>
>>
>>> I'm also okay with using the general invalid_request code for this. In
>>> this case a sentence, next to the current example, spelling out what the
>>> PAR endpoint must do on a invalid redirect URI will help.
>>>
>> I don't know that that's needed either. But do have some text to suggest
>> that you think would be helpful?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Vladimir
>>> On 03/12/2020 13:49, Rifaat Shekh-Yusef wrote:
>>>
>>> Torsten, Filip,
>>>
>>> You can absolutely make this change, as we are still very early in the
>>> process.
>>> So feel free to continue this effort and try to get WG agreement on
>>> this, and update the document as needed.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>  Rifaat
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, December 3, 2020, Filip Skokan <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> To be clear, I'm not advocating to skip the registration, just wanted
>>>> to mention a potential concern. If the process allows it and it will not
>>>> introduce more delay to publication, I think we should go ahead and
>>>> register the error code.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> *Filip*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 11:06, Torsten Lodderstedt <
>>>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > Am 03.12.2020 um 09:56 schrieb Filip Skokan <[e-mail]>:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > There are several documents already mentioning
>>>>> "invalid_redirect_uri" as an error code, specifically RFC7519 and OpenID
>>>>> Connect Dynamic Client Registration 1.0. But these don't register it in the
>>>>> IANA OAuth Extensions Error Registry, presumably because they're neither
>>>>> for the authorization or token endpoints.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > While I think it'd be great if we had this error code registered, I
>>>>> also worry that its registration could confuse implementers to think it's
>>>>> okay to return it from the authorization endpoint.
>>>>>
>>>>> I understand your concern. On the other hand, registering the error
>>>>> code is in my opinion the proper way forward. The registration is scoped to
>>>>> a usage location, should be pushed authorization endpoint then, and RFC6749
>>>>> gives clear guidance on how to treat errors related to the redirect URI at
>>>>> the authorization endpoint.
>>>>>
>>>>> "If the request fails due to a missing, invalid, or mismatching
>>>>>    redirection URI, … authorization server ... MUST NOT automatically
>>>>> redirect the user-agent to the
>>>>>    invalid redirection URI."
>>>>>
>>>>> I think if an implementor ignores this, it will ignore any advise.
>>>>>
>>>>> best regards,
>>>>> Torsten.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Best,
>>>>> > Filip
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 00:29, Brian Campbell <bcampbell=
>>>>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>>>>> > During the course of a recent OIDF FAPI WG discussion (the FAPI
>>>>> profiles use PAR for authz requests) on this issue it was noted that
>>>>> there's no specific error code for problems with the redirect_uri (the
>>>>> example in
>>>>> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-oauth-par-04.html#section-2.3
>>>>> even shows a general error code with mention of the redirect_uri not being
>>>>> valid in the error description). Some folks on that call thought it would
>>>>> be worthwhile to have a more specific error code for an invalid
>>>>> redirect_uri and I reluctantly took an action item to raise the issue here.
>>>>> At the time I'd forgotten that PAR had already passed WGLC. But it's been
>>>>> sitting idle while awaiting the shepherd writeup since mid September so
>>>>> it's maybe realistic to think the window for a small change is still open.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Presumably nothing like an "invalid_redirect_uri" error code was
>>>>> defined in RFC 6749 because that class of errors could not be returned to
>>>>> the client via redirection. But the data flow in PAR would allow for a
>>>>> "invalid_redirect_uri" so it's not an unreasonable thing to do.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As I write this message, however, I'm not personally convinced that
>>>>> it's worth making a change to PAR at this point. But I did say I'd bring
>>>>> the question up in the WG list and I'm just trying to be true to my word.
>>>>> So here it is. Please weigh in, if you have opinions on the matter.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
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