Add support for PKCE to OIDC integration

spastorelli · spastorelli · commit 33ce61c9e22f · 2026-07-15T10:50:46.000+02:00
diff --git a/.changeset/oidc-pkce-support.md b/.changeset/oidc-pkce-support.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@gitbook/integration-oidc': minor
+---
+
+Add support for PKCE to the OIDC visitor authentication flow.
diff --git a/integrations/oidc/src/index.tsx b/integrations/oidc/src/index.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ import {
     ExposableError,
 } from '@gitbook/runtime';
 
+import {
+    clearPKCECookie,
+    computePKCECodeChallenge,
+    encryptPKCEVerifier,
+    generatePKCECodeVerifier,
+    getPKCECodeVerifierFromCookie,
+    serializePKCECookie,
+} from './pkce';
+
 const logger = Logger('oidc.visitor-auth');
 
 type OIDCRuntimeEnvironment = RuntimeEnvironment<{}, OIDCSiteInstallationConfiguration>;
@@ -25,6 +34,7 @@ type OIDCSiteInstallationConfiguration = {
     access_token_endpoint?: string;
     client_secret?: string;
     scope?: string;
+    use_pkce?: boolean;
 };
 
 type OIDCState = OIDCSiteInstallationConfiguration;
@@ -71,6 +81,7 @@ const configBlock = createComponent<OIDCProps, OIDCState, OIDCAction, OIDCRuntim
             access_token_endpoint: siteInstallation.configuration?.access_token_endpoint || '',
             client_secret: siteInstallation.configuration?.client_secret || '',
             scope: siteInstallation.configuration?.scope || '',
+            use_pkce: siteInstallation.configuration?.use_pkce ?? false,
         };
     },
     action: async (element, action, context) => {
@@ -91,6 +102,7 @@ const configBlock = createComponent<OIDCProps, OIDCState, OIDCAction, OIDCRuntim
                         element.state.access_token_endpoint ?? '',
                     ),
                     scope: element.state.scope ? normalizeScopes(element.state.scope) : undefined,
+                    use_pkce: element.state.use_pkce ?? false,
                 };
                 await api.integrations.updateIntegrationSiteInstallation(
                     siteInstallation.integration,
@@ -211,6 +223,26 @@ const configBlock = createComponent<OIDCProps, OIDCState, OIDCAction, OIDCRuntim
                     }
                     element={<textinput state="scope" placeholder="Scopes" />}
                 />
+
+                <input
+                    label="Use PKCE"
+                    hint={
+                        <text>
+                            Enable Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) for the authorization code
+                            flow. Turn this on if your authentication provider requires or
+                            recommends PKCE.
+                            <link
+                                target={{
+                                    url: 'https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7636',
+                                }}
+                            >
+                                {' '}
+                                More Details
+                            </link>
+                        </text>
+                    }
+                    element={<switch state="use_pkce" />}
+                />
                 <divider size="medium" />
                 <hint>
                     <text style="bold">
@@ -428,6 +460,27 @@ const handleFetchEvent: FetchEventCallback<OIDCRuntimeContext> = async (request,
                     redirect_uri: `${installationURL}/visitor-auth/response`,
                 });
 
+                // If PKCE is enabled, read the code verifier back from the first-party cookie
+                // set when the flow started and include it in the token request.
+                if (siteInstallation.configuration.use_pkce) {
+                    const signingSecret = context.environment.signingSecrets.siteInstallation;
+                    if (!signingSecret) {
+                        return new Response('Error: Missing signing secret required for PKCE', {
+                            status: 400,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    const codeVerifier = await getPKCECodeVerifierFromCookie(
+                        request.headers.get('Cookie'),
+                        signingSecret,
+                    );
+                    if (!codeVerifier) {
+                        return new Response('Error: Missing or invalid PKCE verifier cookie', {
+                            status: 400,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    searchParams.append('code_verifier', codeVerifier);
+                }
+
                 const tokenResp = await fetchTokenFromUpstreamAuth(
                     accessTokenEndpoint,
                     searchParams,
@@ -517,6 +570,17 @@ const handleFetchEvent: FetchEventCallback<OIDCRuntimeContext> = async (request,
                 );
                 url.searchParams.append('jwt_token', jwtToken);
 
+                // Clear the PKCE verifier cookie now that the flow is complete.
+                if (siteInstallation.configuration.use_pkce) {
+                    return new Response(null, {
+                        status: 302,
+                        headers: {
+                            Location: url.toString(),
+                            'Set-Cookie': clearPKCECookie(new URL(installationURL).pathname),
+                        },
+                    });
+                }
+
                 return Response.redirect(url.toString());
             }
         });
@@ -568,14 +632,76 @@ export default createIntegration({
         }
 
         const location = event.location ? event.location : '';
+        const redirectURI = `${installationURL}/visitor-auth/response`;
+
+        // With PKCE enabled, generate the code verifier here and store it in a first-party
+        // cookie. This response is served from the integration's own domain, the same domain
+        // as the `/visitor-auth/response` callback, so the cookie is sent back to the callback
+        // where the verifier is needed for the token exchange.
+        if (configuration.use_pkce) {
+            const signingSecret = environment.signingSecrets.siteInstallation;
+            if (!signingSecret) {
+                throw new ExposableError('Missing signing secret required for PKCE');
+            }
+
+            const codeVerifier = generatePKCECodeVerifier();
+            const codeChallenge = await computePKCECodeChallenge(codeVerifier);
+            const encryptedVerifier = await encryptPKCEVerifier(signingSecret, codeVerifier);
+
+            const url = buildAuthorizeURL({
+                authorizationEndpoint,
+                clientId,
+                redirectURI,
+                scope,
+                state: `oidcstate-${location}`,
+                codeChallenge,
+            });
 
-        const url = new URL(authorizationEndpoint);
-        url.searchParams.append('client_id', clientId);
-        url.searchParams.append('response_type', 'code');
-        url.searchParams.append('redirect_uri', `${installationURL}/visitor-auth/response`);
-        url.searchParams.append('scope', scope.toLowerCase());
-        url.searchParams.append('state', `oidcstate-${location}`);
+            return new Response(null, {
+                status: 302,
+                headers: {
+                    Location: url.toString(),
+                    'Set-Cookie': serializePKCECookie(
+                        encryptedVerifier,
+                        new URL(installationURL).pathname,
+                    ),
+                },
+            });
+        }
+
+        const url = buildAuthorizeURL({
+            authorizationEndpoint,
+            clientId,
+            redirectURI,
+            scope,
+            state: `oidcstate-${location}`,
+        });
 
         return Response.redirect(url.toString());
     },
 });
+
+/**
+ * Build the authorization endpoint URL for the OAuth redirect, optionally
+ * including the PKCE code challenge.
+ */
+function buildAuthorizeURL(params: {
+    authorizationEndpoint: string;
+    clientId: string;
+    redirectURI: string;
+    scope: string;
+    state: string;
+    codeChallenge?: string;
+}): URL {
+    const url = new URL(params.authorizationEndpoint);
+    url.searchParams.append('client_id', params.clientId);
+    url.searchParams.append('response_type', 'code');
+    url.searchParams.append('redirect_uri', params.redirectURI);
+    url.searchParams.append('scope', params.scope.toLowerCase());
+    url.searchParams.append('state', params.state);
+    if (params.codeChallenge) {
+        url.searchParams.append('code_challenge', params.codeChallenge);
+        url.searchParams.append('code_challenge_method', 'S256');
+    }
+    return url;
+}
diff --git a/integrations/oidc/src/pkce.ts b/integrations/oidc/src/pkce.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/**
+ * PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange, RFC 7636) helpers for the OIDC visitor
+ * authentication flow.
+ */
+
+const PKCE_COOKIE_NAME = 'gitbook-oidc-pkce-verifier';
+
+/**
+ * How long (in seconds) the PKCE verifier cookie is valid. The visitor only
+ * needs it for the brief round-trip to the authentication provider and back.
+ */
+const PKCE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE = 600;
+
+/**
+ * Generate a cryptographically random PKCE code verifier (RFC 7636 §4.1):
+ * 32 random bytes encoded as a 43-character base64url string.
+ */
+export function generatePKCECodeVerifier(): string {
+    return base64url(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32)));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute the PKCE code challenge (S256) from a code verifier.
+ */
+export async function computePKCECodeChallenge(codeVerifier: string): Promise<string> {
+    const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+    const digest = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', encoder.encode(codeVerifier));
+    return base64url(digest);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Encrypt the PKCE verifier with AES-GCM. The random IV is prepended to the
+ * ciphertext and the result is base64url-encoded for cookie storage.
+ */
+export async function encryptPKCEVerifier(
+    signingSecret: string,
+    plaintext: string,
+): Promise<string> {
+    const key = await importPKCECookieKey(signingSecret);
+    const iv = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(12));
+    const ciphertext = await crypto.subtle.encrypt(
+        { name: 'AES-GCM', iv },
+        key,
+        new TextEncoder().encode(plaintext),
+    );
+    const combined = new Uint8Array(iv.length + ciphertext.byteLength);
+    combined.set(iv, 0);
+    combined.set(new Uint8Array(ciphertext), iv.length);
+    return base64url(combined);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decrypt a value produced by {@link encryptPKCEVerifier}. Throws if the cookie was
+ * tampered with (AES-GCM authentication failure) or is malformed.
+ */
+async function decryptPKCEVerifier(signingSecret: string, value: string): Promise<string> {
+    const key = await importPKCECookieKey(signingSecret);
+    const combined = base64urlDecode(value);
+    const iv = combined.slice(0, 12);
+    const ciphertext = combined.slice(12);
+    const plaintext = await crypto.subtle.decrypt({ name: 'AES-GCM', iv }, key, ciphertext);
+    return new TextDecoder().decode(plaintext);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serialize the Set-Cookie header carrying the encrypted PKCE verifier. The
+ * cookie is first-party (HttpOnly, Secure), scoped to the integration's own
+ * path, and uses SameSite=Lax so it is still sent on the top-level redirect
+ * back from the authentication provider.
+ */
+export function serializePKCECookie(value: string, path: string): string {
+    return [
+        `${PKCE_COOKIE_NAME}=${value}`,
+        `Path=${path}`,
+        `Max-Age=${PKCE_COOKIE_MAX_AGE}`,
+        'HttpOnly',
+        'Secure',
+        'SameSite=Lax',
+    ].join('; ');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serialize a Set-Cookie header that clears the PKCE verifier cookie.
+ */
+export function clearPKCECookie(path: string): string {
+    return `${PKCE_COOKIE_NAME}=; Path=${path}; Max-Age=0; HttpOnly; Secure; SameSite=Lax`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read the encrypted PKCE verifier cookie from a request Cookie header and
+ * decrypt it back into the code verifier. Returns `undefined` when the cookie is
+ * absent or cannot be decrypted (e.g. it was tampered with, or the signing
+ * secret rotated since the flow started).
+ */
+export async function getPKCECodeVerifierFromCookie(
+    cookieHeader: string | null,
+    signingSecret: string,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    const encryptedVerifier = readCookie(cookieHeader, PKCE_COOKIE_NAME);
+    if (!encryptedVerifier) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    try {
+        return await decryptPKCEVerifier(signingSecret, encryptedVerifier);
+    } catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Derive an AES-GCM key from the site installation signing secret, used to
+ * encrypt the PKCE verifier before storing it in a cookie so the value stays
+ * confidential and tamper-proof even if the cookie were to leak.
+ */
+async function importPKCECookieKey(signingSecret: string): Promise<CryptoKey> {
+    const keyMaterial = await crypto.subtle.digest(
+        'SHA-256',
+        new TextEncoder().encode(signingSecret),
+    );
+    return crypto.subtle.importKey('raw', keyMaterial, { name: 'AES-GCM' }, false, [
+        'encrypt',
+        'decrypt',
+    ]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read a single cookie value from a request Cookie header.
+ */
+function readCookie(cookieHeader: string | null, name: string): string | undefined {
+    if (!cookieHeader) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    for (const part of cookieHeader.split(';')) {
+        const [key, ...rest] = part.trim().split('=');
+        if (key === name) {
+            return rest.join('=');
+        }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Encode bytes as a base64url string, the encoding
+ * required for PKCE code verifiers and challenges.
+ */
+function base64url(data: ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array): string {
+    const bytes = data instanceof Uint8Array ? data : new Uint8Array(data);
+    return btoa(String.fromCharCode(...bytes))
+        .replace(/\+/g, '-')
+        .replace(/\//g, '_')
+        .replace(/=+$/, '');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decode a base64url string back into bytes.
+ */
+function base64urlDecode(input: string): Uint8Array {
+    const b64 = input.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
+    const padded = b64 + '='.repeat((4 - (b64.length % 4)) % 4);
+    return Uint8Array.from(atob(padded), (char) => char.charCodeAt(0));
+}

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@@ @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ @@
 +---
 +'@gitbook/integration-oidc': minor
 +---
++
 +Add support for PKCE to the OIDC visitor authentication flow.