fix: manually handle session cookies for Authentik API authentication

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.4.3] - 2026-01-01
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Manually extract and send session cookies for Authentik flow auth (fixes cross-domain cookie handling)
+
+## [1.4.2] - 2026-01-01
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use Authentik domain URL (auth.schweitz.net) instead of IP to fix cookie domain matching
+
+## [1.4.1] - 2026-01-01
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Authentik config now uses AUTHENTIK_USERNAME/PASSWORD to match production env vars
+
 ## [1.4.0] - 2026-01-01
 
 ### Added

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "core-api"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.4.3"
 description = "Core Code API - Infrastructure management and tools API"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"

src/auth/service.py

@@ -249,24 +249,30 @@ class AuthService:
 
         return items, total
 
-    def _get_csrf_token(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient) -> str:
+    def _extract_cookie(self, headers: httpx.Headers, cookie_name: str) -> str:
-        """Extract CSRF token from cookies"""
+        """Extract a specific cookie value from Set-Cookie headers"""
-        for cookie in client.cookies.jar:
+        import re
-            if cookie.name == "authentik_csrf":
+        for header in headers.get_list('set-cookie'):
-                return cookie.value
+            if header.startswith(f'{cookie_name}='):
+                match = re.match(rf'{cookie_name}=([^;]+)', header)
+                if match:
+                    return match.group(1)
         return ""
 
-    async def _authentik_session_login(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient) -> None:
+    async def _authentik_session_login(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient) -> str:
         """
         Authenticate with Authentik using the flow API to establish a session
 
         Authentik's flow API requires:
-        1. Cookie persistence between requests
+        1. Cookie persistence between requests (manually handled due to domain restrictions)
         2. X-authentik-CSRF header set to the authentik_csrf cookie value
         3. Multi-stage flow handling (identification -> password -> done)
 
         Args:
-            client: httpx client with cookie persistence
+            client: httpx client
+
+        Returns:
+            Session cookie value for subsequent API calls
 
         Raises:
             ValueError: If authentication fails
@@ -278,55 +284,66 @@ class AuthService:
         resp.raise_for_status()
         data = resp.json()
 
-        logger.debug(f"Flow initial response: component={data.get('component')}, type={data.get('type')}")
+        # Extract cookies manually from Set-Cookie headers (bypasses domain restrictions)
+        session_cookie = self._extract_cookie(resp.headers, "authentik_session")
+        csrf_cookie = self._extract_cookie(resp.headers, "authentik_csrf")
 
-        # Get CSRF token for subsequent requests
+        logger.debug(f"Flow initial: component={data.get('component')}, session={bool(session_cookie)}, csrf={bool(csrf_cookie)}")
-        csrf_token = self._get_csrf_token(client)
-        logger.debug(f"CSRF token obtained: {bool(csrf_token)}")
 
-        # Build headers with CSRF token
+        # Build headers with manual cookie and CSRF token
-        headers = {
+        def build_headers():
-            "Accept": "application/json",
+            hdrs = {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                "Accept": "application/json",
-        }
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        if csrf_token:
+                "Cookie": f"authentik_session={session_cookie}",
-            headers["X-authentik-CSRF"] = csrf_token
+            }
+            if csrf_cookie:
+                hdrs["Cookie"] += f"; authentik_csrf={csrf_cookie}"
+                hdrs["X-authentik-CSRF"] = csrf_cookie
+            return hdrs
 
         # Step 2: Handle identification stage - submit username
         if data.get("component") == "ak-stage-identification":
             resp = await client.post(
                 flow_url,
-                json={"uid_field": settings.authentik_admin_user},
+                json={"uid_field": settings.authentik_username},
-                headers=headers,
+                headers=build_headers(),
             )
             resp.raise_for_status()
             data = resp.json()
-            logger.debug(f"After username: component={data.get('component')}, type={data.get('type')}")
 
-            # Update CSRF token (might change between stages)
+            # Update session cookie if new one received
-            csrf_token = self._get_csrf_token(client)
+            new_session = self._extract_cookie(resp.headers, "authentik_session")
-            if csrf_token:
+            if new_session:
-                headers["X-authentik-CSRF"] = csrf_token
+                session_cookie = new_session
+
+            logger.debug(f"After username: component={data.get('component')}")
 
         # Step 3: Handle password stage if required
         if data.get("component") == "ak-stage-password":
             resp = await client.post(
                 flow_url,
-                json={"password": settings.authentik_admin_password},
+                json={"password": settings.authentik_password},
-                headers=headers,
+                headers=build_headers(),
             )
             resp.raise_for_status()
             data = resp.json()
-            logger.debug(f"After password: component={data.get('component')}, type={data.get('type')}")
+
+            # Update session cookie if new one received
+            new_session = self._extract_cookie(resp.headers, "authentik_session")
+            if new_session:
+                session_cookie = new_session
+
+            logger.debug(f"After password: component={data.get('component')}")
 
         # Check for access denied
         if data.get("component") == "ak-stage-access-denied":
             raise ValueError("Authentik authentication failed: access denied")
 
         # Check for redirect (successful auth)
-        if data.get("type") == "redirect" or data.get("to"):
+        if data.get("component") == "xak-flow-redirect" or data.get("to"):
             logger.info("Successfully authenticated with Authentik via flow")
-            return
+            return session_cookie
 
         # If we're still in identification stage, the username might be wrong
         if data.get("component") == "ak-stage-identification":
@@ -334,6 +351,7 @@ class AuthService:
             raise ValueError(f"Authentication stuck at identification stage: {response_errors}")
 
         logger.info(f"Authentik flow completed with component: {data.get('component')}")
+        return session_cookie
 
     async def bulk_sync_from_authentik(self) -> BulkSyncResultSchema:
         """
@@ -342,8 +360,8 @@ class AuthService:
         Returns:
             BulkSyncResultSchema with counts of created/updated/failed users
         """
-        if not settings.authentik_admin_user or not settings.authentik_admin_password:
+        if not settings.authentik_username or not settings.authentik_password:
-            raise ValueError("AUTHENTIK_ADMIN_USER and AUTHENTIK_ADMIN_PASSWORD must be configured")
+            raise ValueError("AUTHENTIK_USERNAME and AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD must be configured")
 
         created = 0
         updated = 0
@@ -353,14 +371,17 @@ class AuthService:
 
         try:
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0, follow_redirects=True) as client:
-                # Authenticate with Authentik to get session
+                # Authenticate with Authentik to get session cookie
-                await self._authentik_session_login(client)
+                session_cookie = await self._authentik_session_login(client)
 
-                # Fetch users from Authentik admin API using session
+                # Fetch users from Authentik admin API using session cookie
                 response = await client.get(
                     f"{settings.authentik_url}/api/v3/core/users/",
                     params={"page_size": 500},
-                    headers={"Accept": "application/json"},
+                    headers={
+                        "Accept": "application/json",
+                        "Cookie": f"authentik_session={session_cookie}",
+                    },
                 )
 
                 if response.status_code == 401:

src/config.py

@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     oidc_audience: str = "core-api"
 
     # Authentik API (for token validation and user management)
-    authentik_url: str = "http://192.168.86.149:9000"  # Authentik base URL
+    # Must use domain name (not IP) when AUTHENTIK_COOKIE_DOMAIN is set
-    authentik_admin_user: str = ""  # Admin username for API access
+    authentik_url: str = "https://auth.schweitz.net"  # Authentik base URL
-    authentik_admin_password: str = ""  # Admin password for API access
+    authentik_username: str = ""  # Admin username for API access (AUTHENTIK_USERNAME env var)
+    authentik_password: str = ""  # Admin password for API access (AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD env var)
 
     @property
     def model_aliases(self) -> dict: