[keycloak-user] Link to Account Page

[Stian Thorgersen]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Travis De Silva" <traviskds at gmail.com>
> To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Rodrigo Sasaki" <rodrigopsasaki at gmail.com>, keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> Sent: Friday, 10 October, 2014 2:39:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] Link to Account Page
> 
> with regard to protection on post, then what is the point of having the
> link on our application if the user cannot use the self serve functionality
> by changing their account details themselves? We would need this to be
> seamless for the end user right?

The application is allowed to link to a page on the account management. This will be a GET with Referer set to the application url. After that posting the form works just fine, as the Referer is now the account management page, not the app.

Basically, an application can link, but not post. Post can only be done from the account management pages themselves.

> 
> To protect the post in use cases such as what you described, shouldn't we
> just check the referrer in the request with the permitted redirect_url's
> for the application and then allow post based on that?
> 
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Stian Thorgersen <stian at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Travis De Silva" <traviskds at gmail.com>
> > > To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Rodrigo Sasaki" <rodrigopsasaki at gmail.com>,
> > keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > Sent: Friday, 10 October, 2014 5:20:54 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] Link to Account Page
> > >
> > > How I handle this issue is by having KeyCloak behind my Apache Reverse
> > > proxy. That way, the domain and port of my application and keycloak both
> > > are the same so there is no issue.
> >
> > That works, but there shouldn't be a requirement that Keycloak is on the
> > same domain as your application.
> >
> > >
> > > Also not sure why you want to prevent a post because won't you have a use
> > > case why an end user can go into the account page that is linked from an
> > > application and change their info such as their credentials. I would
> > assume
> > > that is a post action on the keycloak account forms.
> >
> > If there's no protection on post, then an external page can create a link
> > that when clicked will change your account (if you're logged-in that is).
> > For example to change your email address so they can then hijack your
> > account.
> >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Stian Thorgersen <stian at redhat.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I reckon request.getHttpMethod should be what's needed
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Rodrigo Sasaki" <rodrigopsasaki at gmail.com>
> > > > > To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> > > > > Cc: keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 9 October, 2014 3:54:07 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] Link to Account Page
> > > > >
> > > > > JIRA created: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KEYCLOAK-746
> > > > >
> > > > > Just out of curiosity, how would that be fixed? A simple test on
> > > > > request.getHttpMethod? or with something a little more complex?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Stian Thorgersen <stian at redhat.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > That's a bug, it should only be checking that if it's a post. Can
> > you
> > > > > > create a jira please?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Rodrigo Sasaki" <rodrigopsasaki at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > To: "Stian Thorgersen" <stian at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > Cc: keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 9 October, 2014 3:27:12 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [keycloak-user] Link to Account Page
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I invoke that URL it calles the init() method, inside
> > > > > > > AccountService.java and inside that method there is this
> > > > verification:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > String referrer =
> > headers.getRequestHeaders().getFirst("Referer");
> > > > > > > if (referrer != null &&
> > > > > > > !requestOrigin.equals(UriUtils.getOrigin(referrer))) {
> > > > > > >     throw new ForbiddenException();
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > the referrer is from our server, but the requestOrigin points to
> > the
> > > > > > > keycloak server, so they never match
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Stian Thorgersen <
> > stian at redhat.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You can link to the account page with the following link:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >   https://<KEYCLOAK SERVER>/auth/realms/<REALM NAME>/account
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You can also have an option to get a link back to your
> > application
> > > > by
> > > > > > > > adding either referrer or referrer_uri query param:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > * referrer - your applications id (this requires "Default
> > Redirect
> > > > > > URL" to
> > > > > > > > be set for your application)
> > > > > > > > * referrer_uri - the uri to return to (this requires
> > referrer_uri
> > > > to
> > > > > > be a
> > > > > > > > valid redirect uri for your application)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We do this in the admin console, so you can look at how it
> > works
> > > > there.
> > > > > > > > Login to the admin console, click on your username in the
> > top-right
> > > > > > corner,
> > > > > > > > and click on 'Manage account'. In the account management
> > there's
> > > > now
> > > > > > in the
> > > > > > > > top-right corner 'Back to security-admin-console'. If you try
> > edit
> > > > the
> > > > > > url
> > > > > > > > to remove '?referrer=security-admin-console' you'll see this
> > link
> > > > is no
> > > > > > > > longer there.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've got no idea what validation you're talking about that that
> > > > checks
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > referrer is the same as the server. Maybe it's the fact that
> > for an
> > > > > > update
> > > > > > > > (post) we only allow a post originating from the Keycloak
> > server?
> > > > That
> > > > > > > > doesn't stop you from linking to the account page, but it
> > stops you
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > posting to it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > From: "Rodrigo Sasaki" <rodrigopsasaki at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > To: keycloak-user at lists.jboss.org
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 11:29:17 PM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: [keycloak-user] Link to Account Page
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am trying to create a link on our application to go
> > directly to
> > > > > > > > Keycloak's
> > > > > > > > > Account Page, so the user can alter his information, but it
> > > > doesn't
> > > > > > work.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I saw that there is a validation that assures that the
> > referrer
> > > > is
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > same
> > > > > > > > > as the server, for example: I can only access the account app
> > > > inside
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > localhost:8080 if the referrer is also in localhost:8080.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Is it supposed to be like this? Is there a way for me to
> > create a
> > > > > > > > hyperlink
> > > > > > > > > from my application directly to Keycloak's Account Page?
> > Given
> > > > that
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > own
> > > > > > > > > application is secured by Keycloak, I think it should be
> > > > possible.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Is this the correct behavior?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks again!
> > > > > > > > >
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