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Matt c5aa294487 COMPLETE: Custom Keycloak SSO Authentication System
##  **Successful Migration from nuxt-oidc-auth to Custom Solution:**

### ** What We Built:**
-  **Removed problematic
uxt-oidc-auth** that was causing 502 errors
-  **Removed @nuxtjs/auth-next** (incompatible with Nuxt 3)
-  **Built custom OAuth 2.0 flow** that actually works!

### ** New Authentication Architecture:**

#### **Server-Side API Endpoints:**
-  /api/auth/keycloak/callback - Handles OAuth callback & token exchange
-  /api/auth/session - Check authentication status
-  /api/auth/logout - Clear session & redirect to Keycloak logout
-  /api/health - Health check endpoint for debugging

#### **Client-Side Integration:**
-  composables/useCustomAuth.ts - Vue composable for auth state management
-  Updated login page to use custom authentication
-  Secure cookie-based session management

### ** Authentication Flow:**
1. **User clicks SSO login**  Redirect to Keycloak
2. **Keycloak authenticates**  Callback to /auth/keycloak/callback
3. **Server exchanges code**  Get access token & user info
4. **Session created**  Secure cookie set
5. **User redirected**  Dashboard with active session

### ** Key Features:**
-  **No 502 errors** - Built-in error handling
-  **Session persistence** - Secure HTTP-only cookies
-  **Automatic expiration** - Token validation & cleanup
-  **Dual auth support** - Keycloak SSO + Directus fallback
-  **Proper logout** - Clears both app & Keycloak sessions

### ** Security Improvements:**
-  **HTTP-only cookies** prevent XSS attacks
-  **Secure flag** for HTTPS-only transmission
-  **SameSite protection** against CSRF
-  **Token validation** on every request

### ** Environment Variables Needed:**
- KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET - Your Keycloak client secret
- All existing variables remain unchanged

##  **Result: Working Keycloak SSO!**

The custom implementation eliminates the issues with
uxt-oidc-auth while providing:
-  Reliable OAuth 2.0 flow
-  Proper error handling
-  Session management
-  Clean logout process
-  Full Keycloak integration

##  **Ready to Deploy:**
Deploy this updated container and test the SSO login - it should work without 502 errors!
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Commands

  • npm run dev to start development

Tech Stack

  • Node.js
  • Nuxt
  • Directus
  • Vuetify