Future work could explore automated refresh token handling and background token refresh in SPAs using Web Workers. The principles outlined here are transferable to any OAuth2‑protected financial API. [1] lexoffice API Documentation. Authentication . Retrieved from https://developers.lexoffice.io/docs/#authentication [2] IETF RFC 6749 – The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework. [3] IETF RFC 7636 – Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE). [4] OWASP. OAuth 2.0 Security Cheat Sheet . [5] lexoffice OpenID Configuration – https://login.lexoffice.io/.well-known/openid-configuration Appendix – Full Token Response Example
def __init__(self, client_id, redirect_uri, scopes=None): self.client_id = client_id self.redirect_uri = redirect_uri self.scopes = scopes or ["openid", "profile", "invoice.read"] self.code_verifier = None self.state = None lexoffice.login
# Exchange data = "grant_type": "authorization_code", "code": auth_code, "redirect_uri": self.redirect_uri, "client_id": self.client_id, "code_verifier": self.code_verifier resp = requests.post(self.TOKEN_URL, data=data) resp.raise_for_status() tokens = resp.json() return tokens # contains access_token, refresh_token, expires_in Future work could explore automated refresh token handling
def handle_callback(self, callback_url): """Parse callback, verify state, exchange code for tokens.""" parsed = urlparse(callback_url) query = parse_qs(parsed.query) if "state" not in query or query["state"][0] != self.state: raise ValueError("Invalid state parameter – possible CSRF attack") if "code" not in query: raise ValueError("No authorization code received") auth_code = query["code"][0] Authentication
lexoffice’s strength is strict PKCE enforcement and well‑structured OpenID Connect Discovery ( /.well-known/openid-configuration ). The lexoffice.login mechanism is a robust implementation of OAuth 2.0 + PKCE, suitable for both server‑side and public client applications. Developers must correctly generate the PKCE pair, validate the state parameter, and store tokens securely. By following the reference implementation and security recommendations in this paper, integration can achieve both usability and a high security level.