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Summary

Replace the blocking MFA error fallback with an inline MfaDialog that overlays the wizard on top of children without unmounting them, preserving in-progress form state

Why

  • After MFA step-up completed, other components on new pages were hitting 500 "invalid oauth token" because the query cache still held pre-step-up state and was not refetched against the elevated proxy session
  • Navigating to a page where the API succeeded still showed the error UI because GateKeeperState had no automatic success path to clear itself
  • Snake_case fields from the Auth0 MFA API were being handled with (as any) casts and duplicate interface fields in the component — that belongs in the service boundary

What

  • Invalidate all queries after a successful MFA mutation retry so subsequent pages fetch with the elevated proxy session
  • Auto-clear GateKeeper error state when all active queries succeed, preventing stale error UI on new pages
  • Move MFA step-up from a blocking error fallback into a non-blocking dialog overlaid on children
  • Normalize snake_case API responses (authenticator_type, oob_code, oob_channel, barcode_uri) in the proxy MFA service layer instead of leaking it into component interfaces
  • Export GateKeeper from the public package index
  • Refactor createProxyMfaClient with a unified request helper, typed RequestOptions, and createMfaApiError

Packages

  • packages/core
  • packages/react
  • examples

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  • This change adds unit test coverage
  • Tested for both SPA and RWA flows, all example apps working
  • All existing and new tests complete without errors

Checklist

  • Breaking change
  • Requires docs update
  • Backward compatible

Contributing

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • MFA-required errors now display an authentication dialog over the existing application content.
    • One-time password and push verification flows now initiate challenges automatically and use the returned challenge code.
    • MFA requests support updated authorization and payload formats for more reliable step-up authentication.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of MFA request failures and error responses.
    • Query and mutation updates now better preserve or clear authentication prompts based on the current error state.

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Walkthrough

The change updates the MFA proxy protocol, adds structured errors, renders MFA step-up in a dialog overlay, retrieves OOB codes through challenges, and adjusts GateKeeper state clearing and public exports.

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MFA step-up integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Proxy MFA protocol
packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/mfa-step-up-api-service.ts, packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/__tests__/mfa-step-up-api-service.test.ts
Proxy requests now use bearer authorization, revised endpoints, snake_case payloads, response normalization, and structured errors.
GateKeeper MFA dialog
packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx, packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/__tests__/gate-keeper.test.tsx, packages/core/src/i18n/translations/*.json
MFA errors now render MfaWizard in a dialog over visible children. The previous MFA fallback translation block was removed.
OOB challenge lifecycle
packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/mfa-step-up/verify-form.tsx, packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/mfa-step-up/__tests__/verify-form.test.tsx, packages/react/src/hooks/shared/use-mfa-step-up.ts
OOB authenticators now obtain oobCode from challenge before verification.
GateKeeper state integration
packages/react/src/providers/query-provider.tsx, packages/react/src/index.ts
Query success and mutation retry handling now update GateKeeper state after checking or invalidating queries. GateKeeper is exported from the package entry point.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 898d1

Cancellation or challenge errors can trap users in the MFA flow, while malformed proxy responses can propagate invalid MFA state. These issues should be fixed before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ProtectedContent
  participant GateKeeper
  participant MfaWizard
  participant MfaStepUpClient
  ProtectedContent->>GateKeeper: Report MFA-required error
  GateKeeper->>MfaWizard: Render dialog overlay
  MfaWizard->>MfaStepUpClient: Challenge and verify MFA
  MfaStepUpClient-->>MfaWizard: Return MFA result
  MfaWizard-->>GateKeeper: Complete step-up
  GateKeeper->>ProtectedContent: Retry protected queries
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const [challenged, setChallenged] = useState(!isOob || !!authenticator.oobCode);
const [oobCode, setOobCode] = useState<string | undefined>(authenticator.oobCode);
const [challenged, setChallenged] = useState(!isOob);

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what if the challenge fails when authenticatorType is oob? it would show spinner always?

const res = await fetch(new URL(path, authProxyUrl).href, {
method,
headers: {
[HeaderName.ContentType]: ContentType.JSON,

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we should add this as conditional header to prevent it passing in GET request?

getAuthenticators: (mfaToken: string) =>
get<MfaAuthenticator[]>('/auth/mfa/authenticators', { mfa_token: mfaToken }),
getAuthenticators: async (mfaToken) => {
const raw = await request<Record<string, unknown>[]>('/auth/mfa/authenticators', mfaToken);

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lets do type checking instead of <Record<string, unknown>[], lets see if we have any in SDK?

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Actionable comments posted: 5

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packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx (2)

18-23: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use one alphabetized internal-import group.

The relative MfaWizard import is separated from the @/ internal imports. Keep external imports in one group and internal imports in one alphabetized group.

As per coding guidelines: "packages/{core,react}/src/**/*.{ts,tsx}: Keep imports grouped by external packages and internal imports, with blank lines between groups and alphabetized imports within each group."

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In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx`
around lines 18 - 23, Move the relative MfaWizard import into the existing
internal-import group and alphabetize all internal imports together, while
preserving the blank-line separation from external imports.

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Define named component prop interfaces in the appropriate types/ directory.

  • packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx#L74-L82: replace the inline MfaDialog prop shape with an imported MfaDialogProps interface.
  • packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx#L45-L45: replace the inline ErrorFallback prop shape with an imported ErrorFallbackProps interface.

As per coding guidelines: "packages/react/src/components/**/*.tsx: Define a proper TypeScript props interface for every component, with the interface maintained under the appropriate types/ directory."

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In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx`
around lines 74 - 82, In
packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx lines
74-82, replace the inline props shape for MfaDialog with an imported
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/mfa-step-up-api-service.ts`:
- Line 50: Validate that authProxyUrl uses HTTPS before constructing the request
containing mfaToken in the MFA step-up API service; reject non-HTTPS URLs,
permitting HTTP only for an explicitly supported loopback exception.
- Line 56: Update request<T> in MfaStepUpApiService to validate
endpoint-specific request bodies and response JSON with Zod schemas instead of
relying on the generic type assertion. Add the required MFA input/output schemas
under the schemas directory and use them for MfaAuthenticator[],
EnrollmentResponse, ChallengeResponse, and TokenEndpointResponse, preserving the
existing API behavior after successful parsing.

In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx`:
- Line 157: Update the GateKeeper MFA dialog handling so closing or cancelling
the dialog uses a separate dismissal handler that clears the GateKeeper MFA
state without retrying the protected operation. Keep handleRetry exclusively as
the onComplete callback for successful MFA completion, and pass the new
dismissal handler to MfaDialog.onClose.
- Line 85: Update GateKeeper’s DialogContent portal wrapper so styles.variables
from StyledScope also apply to the portaled MfaWizard, preserving the
component-specific styling; wrap the portal content with StyledScope
style={styles.variables} or otherwise apply those variables to the portal root.

In
`@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/mfa-step-up/verify-form.tsx`:
- Around line 56-57: Update initializeChallenge and the VerifyForm state around
challenged and oobCode to handle rejected challenges and successful responses
missing oobCode; record the failure, stop the loading state, and render a
recoverable error with retry and cancel controls so the OOB flow cannot remain
stuck on the spinner.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx`:
- Around line 18-23: Move the relative MfaWizard import into the existing
internal-import group and alphabetize all internal imports together, while
preserving the blank-line separation from external imports.
- Around line 74-82: In
packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx lines
74-82, replace the inline props shape for MfaDialog with an imported
MfaDialogProps interface defined in the appropriate types/ directory; in lines
45-45 of the same file, likewise replace ErrorFallback’s inline props shape with
an imported ErrorFallbackProps interface.

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method,
headers: {
[HeaderName.ContentType]: ContentType.JSON,
[HeaderName.Authorization]: `Bearer ${mfaToken}`,

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 5 '\bProxyAuthConfig\b|proxyUrl' packages/core/src packages/react/src
rg -n -C 5 'proxyUrl|https:|protocol' packages/core/src/schemas

Repository: auth0/auth0-ui-components

Length of output: 50382


🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- mfa-step-up-api-service.ts ---'
sed -n '1,125p' packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/mfa-step-up-api-service.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- auth-utils.ts ---'
sed -n '1,75p' packages/core/src/auth/auth-utils.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- auth-types.ts ---'
sed -n '90,135p' packages/core/src/auth/auth-types.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant MFA service tests ---'
rg -n -C 4 'http://|proxyUrl|Authorization|fetch' packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/__tests__/mfa-step-up-api-service.test.ts

Repository: auth0/auth0-ui-components

Length of output: 10131


Sensitive Data Exposure (CWE-319): Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Reachability: Internal · Exploitability: Difficult

Require HTTPS before sending the MFA token.

When authProxyUrl uses http://, the MFA client sends the token over an unencrypted connection. Reject non-HTTPS proxy URLs before constructing the request. Allow a loopback exception only if explicitly supported.

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In `@packages/core/src/services/mfa-step-up/mfa-step-up-api-service.ts` at line
50, Validate that authProxyUrl uses HTTPS before constructing the request
containing mfaToken in the MFA step-up API service; reject non-HTTPS URLs,
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return res.json();

if (!res.ok) throw createMfaApiError(res.status, await res.json().catch(() => null));
return res.json() as Promise<T>;

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Validate MFA API inputs and outputs with Zod schemas.

request<T> returns res.json() through a type assertion, so proxy payloads reach MfaApiClient as MfaAuthenticator[], EnrollmentResponse, ChallengeResponse, or TokenEndpointResponse without runtime validation. Add endpoint-specific input and response schemas under packages/core/src/schemas/, and parse both request bodies and response JSON instead of using the generic cast. The core convention requires this validation for API inputs and outputs.

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56, Update request<T> in MfaStepUpApiService to validate endpoint-specific
request bodies and response JSON with Zod schemas instead of relying on the
generic type assertion. Add the required MFA input/output schemas under the
schemas directory and use them for MfaAuthenticator[], EnrollmentResponse,
ChallengeResponse, and TokenEndpointResponse, preserving the existing API
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}) {
return (
<Dialog open onOpenChange={(open) => !open && onClose()}>
<DialogContent>

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve GateKeeper styling in the MFA portal.

DialogContent mounts into the ThemeProvider portal root, which already provides .auth0-universal, theme variables, and the dark-mode class. However, GateKeeper applies styles.variables only to its outer StyledScope, so component-specific overrides do not reach the portaled MfaWizard. Wrap the portal content in StyledScope style={styles.variables} or apply the same variables to the portal root.

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In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx` at
line 85, Update GateKeeper’s DialogContent portal wrapper so styles.variables
from StyledScope also apply to the portaled MfaWizard, preserving the
component-specific styling; wrap the portal content with StyledScope
style={styles.variables} or otherwise apply those variables to the portal root.

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return (
<StyledScope style={styles.variables}>
{children}
{mfaError && <MfaDialog error={mfaError} onComplete={handleRetry} onClose={handleRetry} />}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not retry the protected operation when the user cancels MFA.

A close action calls handleRetry. For an incomplete MFA flow, the query or mutation fails with MFA again. The GateKeeper error remains set, so the controlled dialog reopens after the retry.

Add a separate dismissal path that clears the GateKeeper MFA state. Keep handleRetry only for successful MFA completion.

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In `@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/gate-keeper.tsx` at
line 157, Update the GateKeeper MFA dialog handling so closing or cancelling the
dialog uses a separate dismissal handler that clears the GateKeeper MFA state
without retrying the protected operation. Keep handleRetry exclusively as the
onComplete callback for successful MFA completion, and pass the new dismissal
handler to MfaDialog.onClose.

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Comment on lines +56 to +57
const [challenged, setChallenged] = useState(!isOob);
const [oobCode, setOobCode] = useState<string | undefined>();

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle OOB challenge failure and missing oobCode

If useMfaStepUp().challenge rejects or resolves without oobCode, initializeChallenge never sets challenged to true. The OOB form can therefore remain on the spinner with no recovery path. Track this failure state and render a recoverable error with retry or cancel controls.

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In
`@packages/react/src/components/auth0/shared/gate-keeper/mfa-step-up/verify-form.tsx`
around lines 56 - 57, Update initializeChallenge and the VerifyForm state around
challenged and oobCode to handle rejected challenges and successful responses
missing oobCode; record the failure, stop the loading state, and render a
recoverable error with retry and cancel controls so the OOB flow cannot remain
stuck on the spinner.

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