Changelog

Here you can see the full list of changes between each Authlib release.

Version 0.13

Released on Nov 11, 2019. Go Async

This is the release that makes Authlib one more step close to v1.0. We did a huge refactor on our integrations. Authlib believes in monolithic design, it enables us to design the API to integrate with every framework in the best way. In this release, Authlib has re-organized the folder structure, moving every integration into the integrations folder. It makes Authlib to add more integrations easily in the future.

RFC implementations and updates in this release:

  • RFC7591: OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Protocol
  • RFC8628: OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant

New integrations and changes in this release:

  • HTTPX OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0 clients in both sync and async way
  • Starlette OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0 client registry
  • The experimental authlib.client.aiohttp has been removed

Bug fixes and enhancements in this release:

  • Add custom client authentication methods for framework integrations.
  • Refresh token automatically for client_credentials grant type.
  • Enhancements on JOSE, specifying alg values easily for JWS and JWE.
  • Add PKCE into requests OAuth2Session and HTTPX OAuth2Client.

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/Jeclj

Version 0.12

Released on Sep 3, 2019.

Breaking Change: Authlib Grant system has been redesigned. If you are creating OpenID Connect providers, please read the new documentation for OpenID Connect.

Important Update: Django OAuth 2.0 server integration is ready now. You can create OAuth 2.0 provider and OpenID Connect 1.0 with Django framework.

RFC implementations and updates in this release:

  • RFC6749: Fixed scope validation, omit the invalid scope
  • RFC7521: Added a common AssertionClient for the assertion framework
  • RFC7662: Added IntrospectionToken for introspection token endpoint
  • OpenID Connect Discover: Added discovery model based on RFC8414

Refactor and bug fixes in this release:

  • Breaking Change: add RefreshTokenGrant.revoke_old_credential method
  • Rewrite lots of code for authlib.client, no breaking changes
  • Refactor OAuth2Request, use explicit query and form
  • Change requests to optional dependency
  • Add AsyncAssertionClient for aiohttp

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/fjPsV

Version 0.11

Released on Apr 6, 2019.

BIG NEWS: Authlib has changed its open source license from AGPL to BSD.

Important Changes: Authlib specs module has been split into jose, oauth1, oauth2, and oidc. Find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/fjvpt

RFC implementations and updates in this release:

  • RFC7518: Added A128GCMKW, A192GCMKW, A256GCMKW algorithms for JWE.
  • RFC5849: Removed draft-eaton-oauth-bodyhash-00 spec for OAuth 1.0.

Small changes and bug fixes in this release:

  • Fixed missing scope on password and client_credentials grant types of OAuth2Session via issue#96.
  • Fixed Flask OAuth client cache detection via issue#98.
  • Enabled ssl certificates for OAuth2Session via PR#100, thanks to pingz.
  • Fixed error response for invalid/expired refresh token via issue#112.
  • Fixed error handle for invalid redirect uri via issue#113.
  • Fixed error response redirect to fragment via issue#114.
  • Fixed non-compliant responses from RFC7009 via issue#119.

Experiment Features: There is an experiment aiohttp client for OAuth1 and OAuth2 in authlib.client.aiohttp.

Version 0.10

Released on Oct 12, 2018.

The most important change in this version is grant extension system. When registering a grant, developers can pass extensions to the grant:

authorization_server.register_grant(GrantClass, [extension])

Find Flask Grant Extensions implementation.

RFC implementations and updates in this release:

Besides that, there are other improvements:

  • Export save_authorize_state method on Flask and Django client
  • Add fetch_token to Django OAuth client
  • Add scope operator for @require_oauth Multiple Scopes
  • Fix two OAuth clients in the same Flask route PR#85

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/fAmW1

Version 0.9

Released on Aug 12, 2018. Fun Dive.

There is no big break changes in this version. The very great improvement is adding JWE support. But the JWA parts of JWE are not finished yet, use with caution.

RFC implementations in this release:

Other Changes:

  • Fixed the lazy initialization of Flask OAuth 2.0 provider.
  • Deprecated authlib.client.apps from v0.7 has been dropped.

Version 0.8

Released on Jun 17, 2018. Try Django.

Authlib has tried to introduce Django OAuth server implementation in this version. It turns out that it is not that easy. In this version, only Django OAuth 1.0 server is provided.

As always, there are also RFC features added in this release, here is what’s in version 0.8:

Improvement in this release:

  • A new redesigned error system. All errors are subclasses of a AuthlibBaseError.
  • I18N support for error descriptions.
  • Separate AuthorizationCodeMixin in authlib.flask.oauth2.sqla via issue#57.
  • Add context information when generate token via issue#58.
  • Improve JWT key handles, auto load JWK and JWK set.
  • Add require_oauth.acquire with statement, get example on Flask OAuth 2.0 Server.

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/vhL75

  • Rename config key OAUTH2_EXPIRES_IN to OAUTH2_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN.
  • Rename Flask OAuth 2.0 create_expires_generator to create_token_expires_in_generator

Version 0.7

Released on Apr 28, 2018. Better Beta.

Authlib has changed its license from LGPL to AGPL. This is not a huge release like v0.6, but it still contains some deprecate changes, the good news is they are compatible, they won’t break your project. Authlib can’t go further without these deprecate changes.

As always, Authlib is adding specification implementations. Here is what’s in version 0.7:

Besides that, there are more changes:

  • Add overwrite parameter for framework integrations clients.
  • Add response_mode=query for OpenID Connect implicit and hybrid flow.
  • Bug fix and documentation fix via issue#42, issue#43.
  • Dropping authlib.client.apps. Use Loginpass instead.

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/vpCH5

Version 0.6

Released on Mar 20, 2018. Going Beta!

From alpha to beta. This is a huge release with lots of deprecating changes and some breaking changes. And finally, OpenID Connect server is supported by now, because Authlib has added these specifications:

The specifications are not completed yet, but they are ready to use. The missing RFC7516 (JWE) is going to be implemented in next version. Open ID Connect 1.0 is added with:

Besides that, there are more changes:

  • Implementation of RFC7662: OAuth 2.0 Token Introspection via PR#36.
  • Use the token_endpoint_auth_method concept defined in RFC7591.
  • Signal feature for Flask integration of OAuth 2.0 server.
  • Bug fixes for OAuth client parts, thanks for the instruction by Lukas Schink.

Breaking Changes:

  1. the columns in authlib.flask.oauth2.sqla has been changed a lot. If you are using it, you need to upgrade your database.
  2. use register_token_validator on ResourceProtector.
  3. authlib.client.oauth1.OAuth1 has been renamed to authlib.client.oauth1.OAuth1Auth.

Deprecate Changes: find how to solve the deprecate issues via https://git.io/vAAUK

Old Versions

Find old changelog at https://github.com/lepture/authlib/releases

  • Version 0.5.1: Released on Feb 11, 2018
  • Version 0.5.0: Released on Feb 11, 2018
  • Version 0.4.1: Released on Feb 2, 2018
  • Version 0.4.0: Released on Jan 31, 2018
  • Version 0.3.0: Released on Dec 24, 2017
  • Version 0.2.1: Released on Dec 6, 2017
  • Version 0.2.0: Released on Nov 25, 2017
  • Version 0.1.0: Released on Nov 18, 2017