Integrate external AuthZEN PDP authorization - #5224
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drafts: true📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis change adds external AuthZEN PDP connections, persistence, CRUD APIs, declarative import/export, resource-server authorization-engine configuration, PDP evaluation routing, subject enrichment, and comprehensive unit and integration coverage. ChangesExternal AuthZEN PDP support
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participant Client
participant AuthorizationService
participant ResourceService
participant AuthZENPDP
participant ExternalPDP
Client->>AuthorizationService: Submit access evaluation
AuthorizationService->>ResourceService: Resolve resource server and PDP connection
ResourceService-->>AuthorizationService: Return authorization-engine configuration
AuthorizationService->>AuthZENPDP: Route and enrich evaluation
AuthZENPDP->>ExternalPDP: POST AuthZEN evaluation
ExternalPDP-->>AuthZENPDP: Return decision and context
AuthZENPDP-->>AuthorizationService: Return ordered evaluation result
AuthorizationService-->>Client: Return authorization decision
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In `@backend/internal/authz/engine/errors.go`:
- Line 24: Update IsInvalidRequestError to classify both InvalidRequestError
values and *InvalidRequestError pointers when passed directly or wrapped, using
compatible errors.As targets. Add a test covering a wrapped pointer-form error
while preserving existing value-form behavior.
In `@backend/internal/authz/init.go`:
- Around line 34-35: Update the ExternalAuthZEN startup validation near
dynamicExternalAuthZENRouter so enabled deployments with persisted runtime PDP
connection routes are allowed. Remove the static PDP-only rejection or validate
the combined static and runtime PDP sources, while retaining rejection only when
no PDP is available from either source.
In `@backend/internal/connection/authzenpdp/authzen_pdp_store_constants.go`:
- Around line 12-14: Update the AuthZEN PDP connection queries to persist and
retrieve TimeoutMS, RetryCount, and SubjectAttributeMappings consistently across
create, get, list, and update operations. Keep the column ordering and parameter
bindings aligned with the corresponding connection model fields and ensure
connectionModelFromAuthZENPDP receives the stored values instead of defaults.
In `@backend/internal/connection/authzenpdp/authzen_pdp.go`:
- Around line 323-335: Update NormalizedSubjectMapping and
AuthZENPDPRuntimeConfig to preserve subject attribute mappings grouped by
UserType instead of overwriting duplicate source attributes. During evaluation,
select the mapping group matching the actual user type before constructing PDP
subject data, while retaining existing behavior for non-duplicated mappings. Add
coverage with two user types mapping the same source attribute to different
pdpAttribute values and verify each selects its own mapping.
In `@backend/internal/connection/connection_declarative_model.go`:
- Line 50: Add a FailOpen bool field with the specified YAML and JSON tags to
connectionExportModel, then update connectionModelFromAuthZENPDP and
connectionModelToAuthZENPDP to copy FailOpen in both directions. Add coverage
confirming a true FailOpen value survives the declarative connection round trip.
In `@backend/internal/connection/mapping.go`:
- Line 109: Add ErrorConnectionHasBlockingDependencies.Code to the HTTP 409
error-mapping case alongside the existing dependency-related codes, so
deleteAuthZENPDP blocking-dependency failures return conflict status.
In `@backend/internal/system/config/config.go`:
- Around line 620-643: Update documentation for
backend/internal/system/config/config.go lines 620-643, covering
AuthorizationConfig, ExternalAuthZENConfig, and ExternalAuthZENPDPConfig fields
including enablement, PDP endpoints, timeout, retries, resource-server routing,
subject mappings, and fail_open under docs/content/guides/. Document the
external AuthZEN PDP connection lifecycle, resource-server association, REST
request/response schemas, and setup guidance for
backend/internal/authz/external_router.go lines 71-176 in docs/content/apis.mdx
and the relevant guide documentation.
Apply the same fix in `@tests/integration/authzen/external_authzen_pdp_test.go`
around lines 143 - 152: Covered by the consolidated documentation requirement
for the resource-server authorization payload.
Apply the same fix in `@backend/internal/connection/handler.go` around lines 247 -
342: Covered by the consolidated external PDP API documentation requirement.
Apply the same fix in `@backend/internal/connection/init.go` at line 106: Covered
by the consolidated connection lifecycle and declarative configuration
documentation requirement.
Apply the same fix in `@backend/internal/authz/init.go` around lines 26 - 39:
Covered by the consolidated external AuthZEN configuration and routing
documentation requirement.
Apply the same fix in `@backend/internal/resource/model.go` at line 19: Covered by
the consolidated resource-server schema and token authorization documentation
requirement.
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| // AuthorizationEngineConfig selects the authorization engine for a resource server. | ||
| type AuthorizationEngineConfig struct { | ||
| Type string `yaml:"type,omitempty" json:"type,omitempty"` |
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what is meant by type can u give me some example
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type selects which authorization engine a resource server should use.
Examples:
rbacmeans evaluate with ThunderID’s built-in authorization engine.external-authzen-pdpmeans send the AuthZEN evaluation request to the configured external PDP connection.
| // buildPropertiesJSON builds the PROPERTIES JSON for a providers.ResourceServer. | ||
| func buildPropertiesJSON(rs providers.ResourceServer) interface{} { | ||
| properties := resourceServerProperties{Delimiter: rs.Delimiter} | ||
| if rs.AuthorizationEngine.Type != "" || rs.AuthorizationEngine.Properties.ExternalPDPConnectionID != "" { |
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why we need special logic for AuthorizationEngine?
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This is only to avoid persisting an empty authorizationEngine object for normal resource servers.
authorizationEngine is optional and stored inside the existing PROPERTIES JSON column. We only add it to that JSON when either the engine type or external PDP connection id is configured. Otherwise existing resource servers keep the same properties shape as before.
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so for each resource servers, rather than having a dedicated column for authoirzation servers, we are having it as json property, wont it make hard to query what resource/resource servers used by this authorization type
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| if resourceServer.AuthorizationEngine.Type == "" { | ||
| resourceServer.AuthorizationEngine = existingResServer.AuthorizationEngine | ||
| } else if resourceServer.AuthorizationEngine.Type != "external_authzen_pdp" { |
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can we make this magic string as constnat and whats the purpose of this check
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Yes, we can move external_authzen_pdp to a constant.
The purpose of this check is to keep update behavior safe. If authorizationEngine.type is omitted, we preserve the existing resource-server engine config. If it is set to the supported external PDP engine type, we keep it. If any other value is provided, we clear the authorization engine config so an unsupported engine type is not persisted.
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| parser := parseAndValidateResourceServerWrapper(nil) | ||
| parser := parseAndValidateResourceServerWrapper() |
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why we need not to pass the nill
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Earlier the function accepted one argument, so we passed nil. But that argument was not used anywhere inside the function. Since the wrapper does not need any input now, I removed the unused parameter.
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Added integration tests for the applicable end-to-end use cases: permitted, denied, batch, partially permitted, all denied, attribute-based evaluation, PDP unavailability, external PEP delegation, unauthenticated PDP access, and fallback to the default engine. |
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| // Create stores an external AuthZEN PDP connection. | ||
| func (s *Service) Create(ctx context.Context, connection AuthZENPDPConnection) error { |
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Where are we handling validations, declarative checks, etc.? Check service.go from other packages and align with that pattern
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Endpoint validation is centralized in authzenpdp/model.go authzenpdp.ValidateConnection and enforced before creating or updating connections, including declarative imports.
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Validations and logic should be in service.go. model.go should have only structs and related helpers.
Also, how we are handling declarative resources validations? e.g. blocking create/update for declarative connections
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declarative checks are handled in connection/service.go using CheckDeclarativeCreate, CheckDeclarativeUpdate, and CheckDeclarativeDelete guards.
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| defaultIndexes := make([]int, 0, len(request.Evaluations)) | ||
| externalRequests := map[engine.AuthorizationEngine]engine.AccessEvaluationsRequest{} | ||
| externalIndexes := map[engine.AuthorizationEngine][]int{} | ||
| externalFailOpen := map[engine.AuthorizationEngine]bool{} |
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What is the use of having these separate maps for external and resolved engine evaluation?
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These maps separate evaluations by resolved engine so external PDP requests can be batched while preserving the original evaluation order. The index map is needed to merge PDP results back into the complete response, and the fail-open map keeps the connection-specific fallback behavior
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| ResourceServer: engine.ResourceServer{ | ||
| ID: evaluation.ResourceServer.ID, | ||
| Type: evaluation.ResourceServer.Type, | ||
| ResourceID: evaluation.ResourceServer.ResourceID, |
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- Why do we need ID and ResourceID both? And what is the use of ResourceServer.Type here?
- If both are needed can't we resolve it from the ID?
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Addressed. ResourceServer.ID is the internal resource-server UUID used to load its configuration and select the authorization engine. ResourceID identifies the actual protected resource and is sent as AuthZEN resource.id, so it cannot be derived from the resource-server UUID.
The previous ResourceServer.Type field was removed. We now resolve the resource server from ID and use its Identifier as AuthZEN resource.type.
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In `@backend/internal/authzen/service.go`:
- Around line 248-254: Update SearchActions to call resolveSubject
unconditionally, regardless of whether request.Subject.Type is empty, matching
the behavior of EvaluateAccess. Preserve propagation of svcErr and assign the
resolved subject before invoking the authorization provider, and add a
regression test covering a supplied type that differs from the user entity
category.
In `@backend/internal/connection/authzenpdp/model.go`:
- Around line 24-36: Update the authoritative AuthZEN PDP, resource-server
authorization, and declarative-import documentation and OpenAPI sources to cover
the requested schemas, fields, defaults, routing, validation, failure behavior,
CRUD/usages operations, upsert semantics, and dry-run persistence behavior.
Modify the relevant protocol and declarative configuration guides plus the
connection, resource, and import API definitions; keep API documentation
generated through the existing process rather than adding endpoint text directly
to the API guide.
In `@backend/internal/connection/declarative_resource.go`:
- Around line 566-574: The AuthZEN PDP creation branch must honor the global
declarative-mode setting before persisting a connection. In the
authZENPDPConnection case, add the same declarative-mode guard used by
loadDeclarativeResources or related connection branches before
authZENPDPStore.create, while preserving existing store validation, endpoint
normalization, and creation behavior when declarative mode is enabled.
In `@backend/internal/resource/service.go`:
- Around line 449-450: Remove the unreachable else-if normalization branch in
UpdateResourceServer that resets AuthorizationEngine for non-external AuthZEN
PDP types. Retain only the empty-type inheritance path, leaving
validateResourceServerUpdate and other authorization-engine handling unchanged.
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| // ConnectionRequest is the API representation of an external AuthZEN PDP connection request. | ||
| type ConnectionRequest struct { | ||
| Name string `json:"name"` | ||
| Description string `json:"description,omitempty"` | ||
| Endpoint string `json:"-"` | ||
| BatchEndpoint string `json:"batchEndpoint,omitempty"` | ||
| TimeoutMS int `json:"timeoutMs,omitempty"` | ||
| RetryCount int `json:"retryCount,omitempty"` | ||
| SubjectProperties string `json:"subjectProperties,omitempty"` | ||
| SubjectPropertyMappings string `json:"subjectPropertyMappings,omitempty"` | ||
| SubjectAttributeMappings []SubjectAttributeMapping `json:"subjectAttributeMappings,omitempty"` | ||
| FailOpen bool `json:"failOpen,omitempty"` | ||
| } |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Document the complete AuthZEN PDP feature
This PR adds public REST, configuration, authorization-routing, and declarative-import behavior. Add one consolidated documentation update before merging.
Missing documentation:
- External AuthZEN PDP connections: document the CRUD and
/usagesendpoints, all connection fields, absolute endpoint requirements, timeout and retry defaults, subject mappings,failOpenbehavior, validation failures, and delete blocking dependencies. - Resource-server authorization: document
authorizationEngine.type,externalPDPConnectionID, routing by resource-server identifier or ID, subject resolution and attribute enrichment,subject.idandsubject.type,resource.typeandresource.id, and external PDP failure behavior. - Declarative AuthZEN connections: document the
type: external-authzen-pdpYAML schema, create behavior, ID-based upsert behavior, anddryRunresults without persistence.
Update the relevant guides and the authoritative OpenAPI sources, including docs/content/guides/protocols/authzen/pdp.mdx, docs/content/guides/declarative-configurations/import-resources.mdx, api/connections.yaml, api/resource.yaml, and api/import.yaml. Do not add per-endpoint text manually to docs/content/apis.mdx.
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In `@backend/internal/connection/authzenpdp/model.go` around lines 24 - 36, Update
the authoritative AuthZEN PDP, resource-server authorization, and
declarative-import documentation and OpenAPI sources to cover the requested
schemas, fields, defaults, routing, validation, failure behavior, CRUD/usages
operations, upsert semantics, and dry-run persistence behavior. Modify the
relevant protocol and declarative configuration guides plus the connection,
resource, and import API definitions; keep API documentation generated through
the existing process rather than adding endpoint text directly to the API guide.
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Purpose
Add backend support for integrating an external AuthZEN PDP with ThunderID. Resource servers can reference an external PDP connection, and authorization requests are evaluated through the configured PDP.
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