- name
- auth-testing
- description
- Test OAuth2 token refresh and session expiry locally. Use when working on auth, tokens, SSO, OIDC, or session management features.
# Auth Testing Skill
Test OAuth2 authentication flows locally using the built-in OIDC server.
## Quick Start
```bash
pnpm dev:with-auth
```
This starts:
- **Vite dev server**: http://localhost:3000
- **UI Server** (Go): http://localhost:8081
- **OIDC Server**: http://localhost:8889
- **Temporal Server**: http://localhost:7233
## Configuration Files
| File | Purpose |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `server/config/with-auth.yaml` | UI server auth settings (maxSessionDuration, providers) |
| `utilities/oidc-server/support/configuration.ts` | OIDC server TTLs (token expiry, session duration) |
## Testing Scenarios
### 1. Token Refresh
Test that tokens refresh automatically before expiry.
**Config**: AccessToken TTL (60s) < maxSessionDuration (2m)
**Steps**:
1. Login at http://localhost:3000
2. Open browser DevTools > Network tab
3. Wait ~60 seconds
4. Observe `/auth/refresh` request that renews tokens
### 2. Session Expiry
Test that sessions expire and force re-login.
**Config**: maxSessionDuration = Session TTL (both 2m)
**Steps**:
1. Login at http://localhost:3000
2. Wait 2 minutes
3. Make any API request (navigate, refresh)
4. Should redirect to OIDC login page
### 3. Unlimited Session
Test long-lived sessions with only token refresh.
**Config changes**:
```yaml
# server/config/with-auth.yaml
auth:
maxSessionDuration: 0 # Disable session limit
```
```typescript
// utilities/oidc-server/support/configuration.ts
ttl: {
Session: 60 * 60 * 24, // 1 day
}
```
## Max Session Duration
The `maxSessionDuration` config enforces a hard limit on how long a user can stay logged in, independent of token expiry.
### How it works
1. **On login**: Server sets `session_start` cookie with current timestamp
2. **On each request**: Server validates session age against `maxSessionDuration`
3. **On expiry**: Server returns 401, UI redirects to SSO login
### Config location
```yaml
# server/config/with-auth.yaml
auth:
enabled: true
maxSessionDuration: 2m # Duration string (e.g., 30m, 1h, 24h)
# Set to 0 or omit to disable
```
### Difference from token expiry
| Mechanism | Controls | Behavior on expiry |
| ------------------ | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| Token TTL | How often tokens refresh | Silent refresh via `/auth/refresh` |
| maxSessionDuration | Total session lifetime | Full re-authentication required |
### Use cases
- **Security compliance**: Force re-auth every N hours regardless of activity
- **Testing**: Set short duration (2m) to quickly test session expiry flow
- **Production**: Set longer duration (8h, 24h) based on security requirements
## Key Relationships
```
AccessToken TTL < maxSessionDuration → Enables token refresh
Session TTL = maxSessionDuration → Forces re-auth at OIDC on expiry
RefreshToken TTL > Session TTL → Allows refresh within session
```
## Current Default Values
| Setting | Value | Location |
| -------------------- | ----- | ---------------- |
| Access Token TTL | 60s | OIDC config |
| ID Token TTL | 60s | OIDC config |
| Refresh Token TTL | 1 day | OIDC config |
| OIDC Session TTL | 2m | OIDC config |
| Max Session Duration | 2m | UI server config |
## Debugging
### View auth logs
The Go server logs token validation:
```
[Auth] Setting refresh token cookie (length: X)
[JWT Validation] Token valid, expires at X (time remaining: X)
```
### Check cookies
In browser DevTools > Application > Cookies:
- `user0`, `user1`... - Base64 encoded user data (short-lived)
- `refresh` - HttpOnly refresh token (long-lived)
- `session_start` - Session start timestamp (HttpOnly)
### Test endpoints
```bash
# Get OIDC discovery
curl http://localhost:8889/.well-known/openid-configuration
# Manual token refresh (requires valid refresh cookie)
curl -X GET http://localhost:8081/auth/refresh --cookie "refresh=<token>"
```
## Related Files
- `server/server/route/auth.go` - Auth routes and callbacks
- `server/server/auth/auth.go` - Token validation and session management
- `server/server/config/config.go` - Auth config struct
- `src/lib/utilities/auth-refresh.ts` - Client-side refresh logic
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