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SSO: Authentik Refresh token not valid #6311

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Prerequisites

Vaultwarden Support String

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

  • Vaultwarden version: v1.34.3-a2ad1dc7
  • Web-vault version: v2025.8.0
  • OS/Arch: linux/aarch64
  • Running within a container: true (Base: Debian)
  • Database type: SQLite
  • Database version: 3.50.2
  • Uses config.json: true
  • Uses a reverse proxy: true
  • IP Header check: true (X-Forwarded-For)
  • Internet access: true
  • Internet access via a proxy: false
  • DNS Check: true
  • Browser/Server Time Check: true
  • Server/NTP Time Check: true
  • Domain Configuration Check: true
  • HTTPS Check: true
  • Websocket Check: false
  • HTTP Response Checks: true

Config & Details (Generated via diagnostics page)

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Environment settings which are overridden: DOMAIN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED

Config:

{
  "_duo_akey": null,
  "_enable_duo": true,
  "_enable_email_2fa": false,
  "_enable_smtp": true,
  "_enable_yubico": true,
  "_icon_service_csp": "",
  "_icon_service_url": "",
  "_ip_header_enabled": true,
  "_max_note_size": 10000,
  "_smtp_img_src": "***:",
  "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3,
  "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300,
  "admin_session_lifetime": 20,
  "admin_token": "***",
  "allowed_connect_src": "",
  "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "",
  "attachments_folder": "data/attachments",
  "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false,
  "data_folder": "data",
  "database_conn_init": "",
  "database_idle_timeout": 600,
  "database_max_conns": 10,
  "database_min_conns": 2,
  "database_timeout": 30,
  "database_url": "***************",
  "db_connection_retries": 15,
  "disable_2fa_remember": false,
  "disable_admin_token": false,
  "disable_icon_download": false,
  "domain": "*****://***********************",
  "domain_origin": "*****://***********************",
  "domain_path": "",
  "domain_set": true,
  "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "duo_host": null,
  "duo_ikey": null,
  "duo_skey": null,
  "duo_use_iframe": false,
  "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false,
  "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false,
  "email_attempts_limit": 3,
  "email_change_allowed": true,
  "email_expiration_time": 600,
  "email_token_size": 6,
  "emergency_access_allowed": true,
  "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *",
  "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *",
  "enable_db_wal": true,
  "enable_websocket": true,
  "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false,
  "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *",
  "events_days_retain": null,
  "experimental_client_feature_flags": "",
  "extended_logging": true,
  "helo_name": null,
  "hibp_api_key": null,
  "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true,
  "http_request_block_regex": null,
  "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true,
  "icon_blacklist_regex": null,
  "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache",
  "icon_cache_negttl": 259200,
  "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000,
  "icon_download_timeout": 10,
  "icon_redirect_code": 302,
  "icon_service": "internal",
  "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3,
  "increase_note_size_limit": false,
  "invitation_expiration_hours": 120,
  "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "invitations_allowed": true,
  "ip_header": "X-Forwarded-For",
  "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000,
  "log_file": null,
  "log_level": "info",
  "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f",
  "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10,
  "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60,
  "org_attachment_limit": null,
  "org_creation_users": "",
  "org_events_enabled": false,
  "org_groups_enabled": false,
  "password_hints_allowed": true,
  "password_iterations": 600000,
  "purge_incomplete_sso_nonce": "0 20 0 * * *",
  "push_enabled": false,
  "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com",
  "push_installation_id": "***",
  "push_installation_key": "***",
  "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com",
  "reload_templates": false,
  "require_device_email": false,
  "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key",
  "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *",
  "sendmail_command": null,
  "sends_allowed": true,
  "sends_folder": "data/sends",
  "show_password_hint": false,
  "signups_allowed": false,
  "signups_domains_whitelist": "",
  "signups_verify": false,
  "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6,
  "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600,
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  "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false,
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  "smtp_debug": false,
  "smtp_embed_images": true,
  "smtp_explicit_tls": null,
  "smtp_from": "*******************",
  "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "smtp_host": "********************",
  "smtp_password": "***",
  "smtp_port": 587,
  "smtp_security": "starttls",
  "smtp_ssl": null,
  "smtp_timeout": 15,
  "smtp_username": "************************",
  "sso_allow_unknown_email_verification": false,
  "sso_audience_trusted": null,
  "sso_auth_only_not_session": false,
  "sso_authority": "*****://************************************************",
  "sso_authorize_extra_params": "",
  "sso_callback_path": "*****://****************************************************",
  "sso_client_cache_expiration": 0,
  "sso_client_id": "****************************************",
  "sso_client_secret": "***",
  "sso_debug_tokens": false,
  "sso_enabled": true,
  "sso_master_password_policy": null,
  "sso_only": true,
  "sso_pkce": true,
  "sso_scopes": "email profile offline_access",
  "sso_signups_match_email": true,
  "templates_folder": "data/templates",
  "tmp_folder": "data/tmp",
  "trash_auto_delete_days": null,
  "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *",
  "use_sendmail": false,
  "use_syslog": false,
  "user_attachment_limit": null,
  "user_send_limit": null,
  "web_vault_enabled": true,
  "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/",
  "yubico_client_id": null,
  "yubico_secret_key": null,
  "yubico_server": null
}

Vaultwarden Build Version

1.34.3-a2ad1dc7

Deployment method

Official Container Image

Custom deployment method

No response

Reverse Proxy

traefik v3.1.2

Host/Server Operating System

Linux

Operating System Version

Ubuntu 25.04

Clients

Desktop, Browser Extension, Android

Client Version

Desktop - 2025.7.0, Firefox - 2025.8.2, Android - 2025.8.1

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Enable SSO with Authentik as detailed in the documentation.
  • Access code validity: minutes=1
  • Access Token validity: minutes=15
  • Refresh Token validity: days=90
  1. Use Vaultwarden as usual

Expected Result

Vaultwarden utilizes the refresh token provided by Authentik to keep session alive, exchanging after Access Token validity period for a new access token. User prompted for login after Refresh Token validity period.

Actual Result

User is prompted for SSO login anywhere from hours to a week after initial login.

Logs

Vaultwarden:
[2025-09-14 14:01:39.786][vaultwarden::sso_client][ERROR] Request to exchange_refresh_token endpoint failed: ServerResponse(StandardErrorResponse { error: invalid_grant, error_description: Some("The provided authorization grant or refresh token is invalid, expired, revoked, does not match the redirection URI used in the authorization request, or was issued to another client"), error_uri: None })
[2025-09-14 14:01:39.786][vaultwarden::api::identity][ERROR] Unable to refresh login credentials: Request to exchange_refresh_token endpoint failed: ServerResponse(StandardErrorResponse { error: invalid_grant, error_description: Some("The provided authorization grant or refresh token is invalid, expired, revoked, does not match the redirection URI used in the authorization request, or was issued to another client"), error_uri: None })


Authentik:
{
    "token": {
        "pk": 89,
        "app": "authentik_providers_oauth2",
        "name": "Refresh Token for 2 for user 6",
        "model_name": "refreshtoken"
    },
    "message": "Revoked refresh token was used",
    "provider": {
        "pk": 2,
        "app": "authentik_providers_oauth2",
        "name": "Provider for Vaultwarden",
        "model_name": "oauth2provider"
    },
    "http_request": {
        "args": {},
        "path": "/application/o/token/",
        "method": "POST",
        "request_id": "<redacted>",
        "user_agent": ""
    }
}

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Additional Context

Using Authentik v2025.8.1, though appeared on earlier releases.

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