confused deputy fix in example + supporting sdk changes#648
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todo: check client_consent_required before doing this
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todo: if client_consent_required, these need to be required, but otherwise they should be optional. open to suggestions here. i think a default implementation of return True means we'd solve for being optional, but not for required.
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Hey @pcarleton just checking whether we're still planning to ship this? Marking it as "needs publish" for now so we can easily filter it from views.
I also assume we might still need some merge conflict resolution here.
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See the confused deputy consideration here:
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/blob/c255349bd98d9dc73f3579c828d195bd09c0bee8/docs/specification/draft/basic/security_best_practices.mdx#21-confused-deputy-problem
In the example, we front the Github API, so we need to put a consent screen for each new client registration, otherwise the Github consent screen will be skipped for new clients, creating a path for token leakage.
Still TODO:
Here's what the consent screen looks like:
How Has This Been Tested?
Tested using inspector to run through auth flow
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