simplesamlphp / simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-oidc
Feature request: allow to specify the client_id
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Description
When registering a new client, the client_id is auto-generated and not very human-read/write friendly.
There are use cases where users are expected to provide the client_id themselves in UI. Example: Thunderbird Beta provides a "Custom OAuth Configuration" dialog, see below.
I already commented to Mozilla regarding the use of one .well-known URL instead of 3 to 4 free-text fields ( https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1602166#c58 ) but what remains is the client_id as an extra hurdle.
For a public client, being able to choose a user-friendly string such as "MozillaThunderbird" would reduce error-proneness of OAuth2 configuration there.
The suggestion is thus to enrich the Client Registration UI in the SSP admin portal such that a client_id is auto-generated, but make it a suggestion end changeable in UI.
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Research direction
Start at the Client Registration UI in the SSP admin portal and trace how the client_id is generated and submitted. Check the existing registration flow and its tests, if present. Done means a generated client_id is shown as an editable suggestion and a user-provided value is accepted for a new public client.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100