Authentication + Org Selection in Wizbrand using keycloak

Authentication + Org Selection — the happy path

1. GET / (User → wizbrand-web)
No local session? The app kicks off OIDC.

2. Redirect to Auth (wizbrand-web → Keycloak)
Auth Code + PKCE: protects against token interception and CSRF.

3. Callback → tokens (Keycloak → wizbrand-web)
Your backend exchanges the code for tokens containing all org memberships.
At this point you know all the orgs and roles of the user.

4. If multi-org → prompt selection (wizbrand-web → Org Switcher UI)
If the user belongs to more than one org, show the Org Switcher. If just one, you can auto-select it.

5. Token exchange / refresh to set preferred_org (Org Switcher → Keycloak)
Once the user picks an org:

• Option A: Token Exchange (or a silent refresh) so Keycloak sets a user session note and issues a new Access Token carrying preferred_org.
• Option B: Keep the full list in the token but put the active org in preferred_org to keep downstream checks simple.

6. Reduced token returns (Keycloak → wizbrand-web)
Now your Access Token contains preferred_org and (optionally) only the roles relevant to that org. This keeps the token small and unambiguous.

7. API calls (wizbrand-web → wizbrand-api)
Every request includes the Bearer token. Your API middleware does:

• Pick current org (route param / header / subdomain)
• Verify token signature, aud, exp
• Check membership in that org + role → action matrix:
  • ORG_ADMIN: Create/Read/Update/Delete
  • ORG_MANAGER: Read/Update
  • ORG_USER: Read

8. Logout (User → wizbrand-web) (dashed in diagram)
App calls frontchannel and backchannel logout at Keycloak, clearing both the application session and the SSO session, so sidecar apps are logged out too.

Provisioning Flow — create org & invite members

1. Create group (Admin/Backend → Keycloak Admin API)
Create /orgs/{org_slug} with attributes like:

• org_id (internal GUID)
• org_slug (DNS-safe name)
• plan, features[] (used for entitlements)

2. Create/find user (Admin/Backend → Keycloak Admin API)
Lookup by email. If not found, create the user (optionally mark emailVerified=false until they verify).

3. Add membership + role mapping (Admin/Backend → Keycloak Admin API)
Add the user to the org Group and attach the appropriate realm role mapping at the group level:

• ORG_ADMIN or ORG_MANAGER or ORG_USER
  Because it’s group-scoped, the same person can be Admin in Org A and User in Org B.

4. Email invite link (Admin/Backend → email)
Send a magic/activation link to your app, not to Keycloak admin. On first login the membership is already in place.

5. Persist audit (Admin/Backend → DB)
Record who invited whom, role assigned, and timestamps. This is critical for traceability and support.

(Role changes and removals use the same API calls: update group role mapping, or remove user from the group.)

How authorization is enforced per request (the “gate”)

• In Laravel API: route middleware extracts current org (subdomain/path/header) and checks the JWT claims for:
  • preferred_org == current_org (or membership contains current org)
  • role meets the action (CRUD matrix)
• At gateways for sidecar apps (oauth2-proxy/Envoy):
  • Derive org from host ({org}.seo.wizbrand.com) or path (/org/{slug}/…)
  • Validate the token → membership contains that org → required role for the requested method/path
  • If allowed, pass through with headers (X-User-Id, X-Email, X-Org-Slug, X-Org-Roles)
  • Else, 401 (unauthenticated) or 403 (authenticated but not permitted)

Token contents you should expect

Example Access Token fields your code will read:

{
  "aud": ["wizbrand-web", "wizbrand-api"],
  "sub": "uuid-of-user",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "org_memberships": [
    {"org_id":"8f2e3a","org_slug":"acme","roles":["ORG_ADMIN"],"features":["seo","dam"]},
    {"org_id":"91b6df","org_slug":"globex","roles":["ORG_MANAGER"]}
  ],
  "preferred_org": "acme",
  "tenant_ids": ["8f2e3a","91b6df"],
  "exp": 1737440000
}

{
  "aud": ["wizbrand-web", "wizbrand-api"],
  "sub": "uuid-of-user",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "org_memberships": [
    {"org_id":"8f2e3a","org_slug":"acme","roles":["ORG_ADMIN"],"features":["seo","dam"]},
    {"org_id":"91b6df","org_slug":"globex","roles":["ORG_MANAGER"]}
  ],
  "preferred_org": "acme",
  "tenant_ids": ["8f2e3a","91b6df"],
  "exp": 1737440000
}