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name: Implementing OAuth description: Claude implements OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authorization flows. Use when adding social login, integrating OAuth providers, managing tokens, or securing APIs with OAuth.

Implementing OAuth

Quick Start

Copy// lib/oauth/client.ts
import crypto from "crypto";

export function generatePKCE() {
  const codeVerifier = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString("base64url");
  const codeChallenge = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(codeVerifier).digest("base64url");
  const state = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString("hex");
  return { codeVerifier, codeChallenge, state };
}

export function buildAuthUrl(config: OAuthConfig, pkce: PKCEPair) {
  const params = new URLSearchParams({
    client_id: config.clientId,
    redirect_uri: config.redirectUri,
    response_type: "code",
    scope: config.scopes.join(" "),
    state: pkce.state,
    code_challenge: pkce.codeChallenge,
    code_challenge_method: "S256",
  });
  return `${config.authorizationEndpoint}?${params}`;
}

Features

Common Patterns

Token Exchange

Copyasync function exchangeCodeForTokens(code: string, codeVerifier: string) {
  const response = await fetch(config.tokenEndpoint, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },
    body: new URLSearchParams({
      grant_type: "authorization_code",
      code,
      redirect_uri: config.redirectUri,
      client_id: config.clientId,
      code_verifier: codeVerifier,
    }),
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  return {
    accessToken: data.access_token,
    refreshToken: data.refresh_token,
    expiresIn: data.expires_in,
    idToken: data.id_token,
  };
}

Provider Configuration

Copy// Google OAuth
const googleConfig = {
  authorizationEndpoint: "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth",
  tokenEndpoint: "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
  userInfoEndpoint: "https://openidconnect.googleapis.com/v1/userinfo",
  scopes: ["openid", "email", "profile"],
};

// GitHub OAuth
const githubConfig = {
  authorizationEndpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize",
  tokenEndpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token",
  userInfoEndpoint: "https://api.github.com/user",
  scopes: ["read:user", "user:email"],
};

Token Refresh Middleware

Copyasync function ensureFreshToken(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
  const token = await tokenStore.get(req.session.userId);
  if (!token) return next();

  const timeUntilExpiry = token.expiresAt - Date.now();
  if (timeUntilExpiry > 5 * 60 * 1000) {
    req.accessToken = token.accessToken;
    return next();
  }

  // Refresh token
  const newTokens = await client.refreshTokens(token.refreshToken);
  await tokenStore.save(req.session.userId, {
    ...newTokens,
    expiresAt: Date.now() + newTokens.expiresIn * 1000,
  });
  req.accessToken = newTokens.accessToken;
  next();
}

Best Practices

References

• OAuth 2.0 RFC 6749
• OAuth 2.0 PKCE RFC 7636
• OpenID Connect Core
• OAuth 2.0 Security Best Practices