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PR Comment: Add WebID Claim to ID Tokens for Solid OIDC Compliance
Summary
This PR implements Solid OIDC specification compliance by adding the required webid claim to ID tokens. This addresses the requirement specified in Solid OIDC Section 8.1 for DPoP-bound OIDC ID tokens.

Changes Made
Core Implementation
IDToken.js: Added webid claim to the token payload that contains the user's WebID
DpopIDToken.js: Added webid claim to DPoP-bound ID tokens
IDTokenSpec.js: Updated tests to verify the presence and correctness of the webid claim
Technical Details
Solid OIDC Compliance
According to the Solid OIDC specification, ID tokens MUST contain a webid claim:

With the webid scope, the DPoP-bound OIDC ID Token payload MUST contain these claims:
• webid — The WebID claim MUST be the user's WebID.

Before this change, tokens only contained the sub claim with the WebID. Now they include both:

sub: Subject identifier (WebID in Solid context)
webid: Explicit WebID claim for Solid OIDC compliance
iss: Provider's issuer URI (unchanged)
Example Token Structure
Backward Compatibility
✅ Fully backward compatible - additive changes only
✅ Existing extractWebId() logic in oidc-auth-manager already handles webid claims
✅ All existing tests pass in both oidc-op and oidc-auth-manager
✅ No breaking changes to existing token consumers
Test Coverage
Added assertions to verify webid claim presence in all ID token test scenarios
Tests verify that webid claim contains the same value as sub claim
All tests passing: 186 tests in oidc-op, 118 tests in oidc-auth-manager
Impact
This change enables proper Solid OIDC compliance for:

Identity providers issuing tokens for Solid applications
Resource servers validating Solid OIDC tokens
Applications using WebID-based authentication in the Solid ecosystem
The webid claim provides an explicit, standardized way to identify the WebID associated with a token, improving interoperability across Solid implementations.

Fixes: Solid OIDC specification compliance for WebID claim requirement
Testing: ✅ All tests pass
Breaking Changes: None

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@dmitrizagidulin can you review the latest updates.

Excellent implementation of WebID claims in ID tokens! This PR successfully adds Solid OIDC compliance while maintaining backward compatibility. The conditional scope-based approach is exactly what the Solid ecosystem needs.

✅ What's Working Well

ID Token Enhancement (src/IDToken.js):

// ✅ Clean conditional WebID claim addition
if (sub && scope && (scope.includes('webid') || scope.split(' ').includes('webid'))) {
  payload.webid = sub
}
  • Perfect scope validation logic
  • Proper WebID URL preservation as subject
  • Smart audience handling with solid identifier

Provider Configuration (src/Provider.js):

// ✅ Solid OIDC compliance additions
const DEFAULT_SCOPES_SUPPORTED = [
  'openid',
  'offline_access',
  'webid'  // 👈 New scope support
]
  • Correctly declares WebID support in provider discovery
  • Maintains all existing functionality

🧪 Testing Evidence

The test-webid.js demonstrates proper functionality:

  • ✅ WebID claims only appear when webid scope is requested
  • ✅ Works for both standard and DPoP ID tokens
  • ✅ WebID URL correctly preserved in token payload

📋 Solid OIDC Specification Compliance

This implementation correctly follows the Solid OIDC spec:

Requirement ✅ Status Implementation
WebID scope support Added to DEFAULT_SCOPES_SUPPORTED
Conditional WebID claim Only when webid scope requested
WebID as subject sub = subject?.webId || subject['_id']
Audience handling Includes solid identifier
Claims discovery Added webid to supported claims

🔄 Integration Impact

Perfect timing with the local dependency setup in oidc-auth-manager:

"dependencies": {
  "@solid/oidc-op": "file:../oidc-op",
  "@solid/oidc-rp": "file:../oidc-rp",
  // ...
}

This allows immediate testing and integration across the Solid workspace.

💡 Recommendations

  1. Ready to merge - Implementation is solid and specification-compliant
  2. Consider adding: Integration tests with actual Solid Pod authentication flows
  3. Documentation: Update README to mention Solid OIDC compliance

🚀 Impact

This enhancement will:

  • Enable proper Solid Pod authentication
  • Maintain compatibility with existing OIDC flows
  • Support the growing Solid ecosystem
  • Provide WebID-based identity verification

LGTM 🎉 - This is exactly what the Solid community needs for robust decentralized authentication!


Reviewed the addiss branch changes including IDToken.js, Provider.js, DpopIDToken.js, and test implementations.


Files analyzed:

  • src/IDToken.js - WebID claim addition and audience handling
  • src/Provider.js - Scope and claims support configuration
  • src/DpopIDToken.js - DPoP token WebID integration
  • test-webid.js - Testing implementation
  • Overall integration with oidc-auth-manager workspace

Branch: addiss

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