Search code examples
identityserver4access-tokenrefresh-token

Identity Server 4 /connect/token return 400 Bad Request when using grant_type:refresh_token

I'm using Identity Server 4 as the Identity Provider for an Anuglar SPA. The application authenticates and authorizes fine, however, randomly we encounter an issue where the logged user is suddenly kicked out, well within the token lifetime. When we inspect the network logs, we realized that the /connect/token endpoint with the grant_type: refresh_token returns a 400. So my assumption is that when the application tries to get a new token using the refresh token, the operation fails.

Following are the client details for the FE application:

  [AllowOfflineAccess] = true
  [IdentityTokenLifetime] = 300,
  [AccessTokenLifetime] = 3600,
  [RefreshTokenUsage] = true,
  [AbsoluteRefreshTokenLifetime] = 2592000,
  [SlidingRefreshTokenLifetime] = 1296000,
  [RefreshTokenExpiration] = true

Like I said, this behavior is random, so we can't pinpoint why it's happening.

Any thoughts?

Attached a screenshot of the network log showing the error:enter image description here

Solution

  • Could it be that one of the cookies involved expires? or that there are duplicate requests for the refresh token (if you use on-time-refresh tokens) if so you might get logged out.

    If you see duplicate requests, that depends on how and what library (if any) you use to request new access tokens.

    The other option if you can't solve it, is to disable one-time refresh tokens in IdentityServer (RefreshTokenUsage). see https://docs.duendesoftware.com/identityserver/v6/tokens/refresh/