# Which Problems Are Solved
Invalid formatting in the login codebase due to invalid prettier
configuration
# How the Problems Are Solved
Fxed .prettierignore wildcards for login source files
# Additional Changes
Removed .prettierrc file because there is already a prettier.config.mjs
file
# Additional Context
# Which Problems Are Solved
This PR introduces robust redirect configuration options and enhances
security for Server Actions in multi-domain setups.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Redirect Fallback Logic: Implemented a unified `resolveRedirectUri`
utility that prioritizes redirect targets as follows:
- Environment override (`DEFAULT_REDIRECT_URI`)
- Organization settings (`defaultRedirectUri`).
- Relative fallback (`/signedin?...`).
- Host Reflection: `DEFAULT_REDIRECT_URI` supports absolute URLs or
relative paths via host reflection.
- Server Action Security: Configured `serverActions.allowedOrigins` to
be dynamically manageable via the `SERVER_ACTION_ALLOWED_ORIGINS`
environment variable (comma-separated list). It defaults to an empty
list for maximum security.
- UI Integration: Updated the /signedin page to use the unified redirect
logic, ensuring consistent behavior for the "Continue" button.
- Documentation: Added type definitions and detailed descriptions for
new environment variables in
`next-env-vars.d.ts`
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Closes#10816Closes#10759
# Which Problems Are Solved
This PR refactors the SAML Post binding flow to address issues with
payloads exceeding browser cookie size limits (typically ~4KB).
Previously, the SAML form data was serialized into a cookie, and the
user was redirected to an intermediate /saml-post page to render the
form. This approach failed for large SAML assertions.
# How the Problems Are Solved
The new implementation bypasses cookies entirely for the payload
transfer. Server actions now return the form data directly to the
client, which immediately renders and submits the form.
- Direct Data Transfer: Updated `startIdentityProviderFlow` to return an
object { url, fields } instead of a redirect URL when the next step is
formData.
- Server Actions: Updated redirectToIdp, sendLoginname, and
completeAuthFlow to propagate this samlData object to the client.
- Client-Side Auto-Submission: Added a new AutoSubmitForm component that
renders a hidden form with the provided fields and automatically submits
it to the IdP on mount.
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Co-authored-by: conblem <[email protected]>
The /login route was experiencing issues with React Server Component
(RSC) requests interfering with one-time authentication callbacks. When
users navigated to /login via client-side routing (router.push()),
Next.js automatically triggered _rsc requests that could consume
single-use createCallback tokens, breaking OIDC and SAML authentication
flows.
# Which Problems Are Solved
When users attempt to log in, Next.js automatically makes requests with
the `_rsc=1` query parameter for React Server Components. The current
implementation treats these as server errors:
```typescript
// Before
if (_rsc) {
return NextResponse.json({ error: "No _rsc supported" }, { status: 500 });
}
```
This results in:
- Spurious 500 error logs polluting monitoring systems
- False alerts for server failures
- Difficulty distinguishing real issues from benign RSC requests
# How the Problems Are Solved
This PR implements a comprehensive refactoring that:
- Eliminates RSC interference by providing server actions for internal
auth flow completion
- Separates concerns between external flow initiation and internal flow
completion
- Extracts shared utilities to improve code maintainability and
reusability
- Maintains full backward compatibility for external applications
# Additional Context
## New Architecture
- auth-flow.ts: Shared utilities for auth flow completion with RSC
protection
- flow-initiation.ts: Extracted OIDC/SAML flow initiation logic (~400
lines)
- auth.ts: Server actions for internal components
## Route Handler Simplification
- route.ts: Reduced from ~350 lines to ~75 lines
- External-only focus: Now handles only flow initiation for external
applications
- Removed completion logic: External apps use their own callback URLs
- Enhanced validation: Early RSC blocking and parameter validation
## Flow Logic Improvements
- Early return patterns: Guard clauses eliminate deep nesting
- Better error handling: Specific error messages for different failure
modes
- Fixed SAML flow: Addressed incomplete logic
- Consistent session handling: Unified approach across OIDC and SAML
# Which Problems Are Solved
- The previous monorepo in monorepo structure for the login app and its
related packages was fragmented, complicated and buggy.
- The process for building and testing the login container was
inconsistent between local development and CI.
- Lack of clear documentation as well as easy and reliable ways for
non-frontend developers to reproduce and fix failing PR checks locally.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Consolidated the login app and its related npm packages by moving the
main package to `apps/login/apps/login` and merging
`apps/login/packages/integration` and `apps/login/packages/acceptance`
into the main `apps/login` package.
- Migrated from Docker Compose-based test setups to dev container-based
setups, adding support for multiple dev container configurations:
- `.devcontainer/base`
- `.devcontainer/turbo-lint-unit`
- `.devcontainer/turbo-lint-unit-debug`
- `.devcontainer/login-integration`
- `.devcontainer/login-integration-debug`
- Added npm scripts to run the new dev container setups, enabling exact
reproduction of GitHub PR checks locally, and updated the pipeline to
use these containers.
- Cleaned up Dockerfiles and docker-bake.hcl files to only build the
production image for the login app.
- Cleaned up compose files to focus on dev environments in dev
containers.
- Updated `CONTRIBUTING.md` with guidance on running and debugging PR
checks locally using the new dev container approach.
- Introduced separate Dockerfiles for the login app to distinguish
between using published client packages and building clients from local
protos.
- Ensured the login container is always built in the pipeline for use in
integration and acceptance tests.
- Updated Makefile and GitHub Actions workflows to use
`--frozen-lockfile` for installing pnpm packages, ensuring reproducible
installs.
- Disabled GitHub release creation by the changeset action.
- Refactored the `/build` directory structure for clarity and
maintainability.
- Added a `clean` command to `docks/package.json`.
- Experimentally added `knip` to the `zitadel-client` package for
improved linting of dependencies and exports.
# Additional Changes
- Fixed Makefile commands for consistency and reliability.
- Improved the structure and clarity of the `/build` directory to
support seamless integration of the login build.
- Enhanced documentation and developer experience for running and
debugging CI checks locally.
# Additional Context
- See updated `CONTRIBUTING.md` for new local development and debugging
instructions.
- These changes are a prerequisite for further improvements to the CI
pipeline and local development workflow.
- Closes#10276
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