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Allow OIDC login at Red

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Description

Red authenticates users as an OIDC public client against Authentik (account.ietf.org)
using Authorization Code + PKCE, entirely client-side (no BFF, no server-side session,
tokens held in the browser). This preserves Red's cacheable-anonymous-origin architecture:
auth is a client-side enhancement layered on the cached view, using a bearer token — no
auth cookie, so no CDN cache contamination.

IdP decision resolved in #97 (Authentik). Authentik/datatracker infra is #136 (other team) —
a hard dependency for end-to-end testing, out of Red scope.

Phase 0 Definition of Done (MVP): a user can log in and log out, and Red knows who they are.
No user data is loaded/saved yet (Pink does not exist in Phase 0).

Red builds no signup/password/account-management UI — those live in Authentik; Red only
links out and (optionally) shows a profile image.

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The issue names no implementation files, tests, or entry points. Start with the Phase 0 definition of done and the client-side OIDC Authorization Code + PKCE constraints; verify that Red can log in, log out, and identify the user without loading user data, while treating Authentik/datatracker infrastructure in #136 as out of scope.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
authentication, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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