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fix(client): don't send client_id in token body under client_secret_basic
RFC 6749 §2.3: with HTTP Basic auth, client credentials must not also appear in the request body. prepare_token_auth() already stripped client_secret for client_secret_basic but left client_id in, so strict token endpoints (Keycloak, Okta strict mode) saw two authentication methods in one request and rejected it. Strip client_id too. Two existing tests asserted the old behavior explicitly (client_id present in the body) -- updated them to assert its absence instead. Fixes #3138
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src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py

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credentials = f"{encoded_id}:{encoded_secret}"
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encoded_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode()).decode()
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headers["Authorization"] = f"Basic {encoded_credentials}"
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# Don't include client_secret in body for basic auth
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data = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k != "client_secret"}
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# RFC 6749 §2.3: with HTTP Basic auth, client credentials must not also appear
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# in the request body. Strict token endpoints (Keycloak, Okta in strict mode)
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# reject a request that presents both the Authorization header and client_id
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# in the body as two authentication methods at once.
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data = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k not in ("client_secret", "client_id")}
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elif auth_method == "client_secret_post" and self.client_info.client_id and self.client_info.client_secret:
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# Include client_id and client_secret in request body (RFC 6749 §2.3.1)
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data["client_id"] = self.client_info.client_id

tests/client/test_auth.py

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# client_secret should NOT be in body for basic auth
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content = request.content.decode()
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assert "client_secret=" not in content
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assert "client_id=test%40client" in content # client_id still in body
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# RFC 6749 §2.3: with Basic auth, client_id must not appear in the body either --
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# it's already presented via the Authorization header, and strict token endpoints
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# reject a request that presents credentials both ways.
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assert "client_id=" not in content
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@pytest.mark.anyio
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async def test_basic_auth_refresh_token(self, oauth_provider: OAuthClientProvider, valid_tokens: OAuthToken):
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# client_secret should NOT be in body
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content = request.content.decode()
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assert "client_secret=" not in content
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# ...and neither should client_id, for the same RFC 6749 §2.3 reason as token exchange.
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assert "client_id=" not in content
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async def test_none_auth_method(self, oauth_provider: OAuthClientProvider):

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