temporalio / temporalio/ui

Non-OIDC JWT Auth handling

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, if Frontend JWT auth is configured as per Temporal Security Doc, the UI shows the following error in case of an invalid JWT token or if the JWT token is valid but the user has no permissions:

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Describe the solution you'd like

I would like to be able to configure JWT token validation on the Web UI component and better handling of JWT errors from the frontend service.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

Start with the linked Temporal Security documentation, then trace how the Web UI configures frontend JWT authentication and receives JWT errors from the frontend service. Done means the UI can configure JWT validation and handles invalid tokens or valid tokens without permissions with clearer behavior than the current error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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