Shopify / Shopify/shopify_python_api

Signature validation should support validating with an old secret

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Description

Problem

Oauth2 signature validation will fail when during credential rotation, since the signature is generated with the oldest secret, and validation can only be configured to validate against a single secret in shopify_python_api.

Solution

This needs to be handled similar to webhook validation, where it must be possible to specify the old API secret as well as the new one for signature validation, and accept the signature if it matches the ones generated with either secret.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the existing OAuth2 signature validation entry point and compare its configuration and behavior with the webhook validation described in the linked credential-rotation documentation. Done means validation accepts signatures generated with either the current or old API secret while preserving current single-secret behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, authentication, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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