From 03f18d8258a208cb1f5b0432360dcd139cf0db4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tegwick <bernd.worsch@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 23:40:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Use KeyCape client-secret Basic authentication for requester
 exchange

Assistant: codex
Assistant-Model: gpt-6-astra
Assistant-Session: 01a10780-6d41-7952-9718-dfbc1f41236f
---
 informed_decision/requester.py | 13 +++++++++----
 tests/test_requester.py        | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/informed_decision/requester.py b/informed_decision/requester.py
index 03c7894..f62dd9f 100644
--- a/informed_decision/requester.py
+++ b/informed_decision/requester.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 No access token or credential cache, environment delivery, refresh grant or
 browser identity. Public issuer endpoints and claims are pinned locally.
 """
+import base64
 from pathlib import Path
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote_plus
 import time
 
 import jwt
@@ -36,10 +37,14 @@ class RequesterTokenProvider:
             secret = raw.decode("ascii")
             if not secret or len(raw) > 4096 or any(c.isspace() for c in secret):
                 raise ValueError()
+            credentials = base64.b64encode(
+                (quote_plus(CLIENT_ID) + ":" + quote_plus(secret)).encode("ascii")
+            ).decode("ascii")
             status, result = self.transport.request("POST", self.issuer + "/token",
-                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
-                body=urlencode({"grant_type": "client_credentials", "client_id": CLIENT_ID,
-                                "client_secret": secret, "scope": "approval:create"}).encode())
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+                         "Authorization": "Basic " + credentials},
+                body=urlencode({"grant_type": "client_credentials",
+                                "scope": "approval:create"}).encode())
             if (status != 200 or not isinstance(result.get("token_type"), str)
                     or result["token_type"].lower() != "bearer"
                     or "refresh_token" in result):
diff --git a/tests/test_requester.py b/tests/test_requester.py
index b079a86..f00b9a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_requester.py
+++ b/tests/test_requester.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import base64
 import json
 import time
-from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, unquote_plus
 
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
 import jwt
@@ -29,7 +30,14 @@ def lane(tmp_path):
                 assert url == ISSUER + "/jwks"
                 return 200, {"keys": [jwk]}
             assert url == ISSUER + "/token"
-            self.seen.append(parse_qs(body.decode()))
+            fields = parse_qs(body.decode())
+            assert set(fields) == {"grant_type", "scope"}
+            scheme, encoded = headers["Authorization"].split(" ", 1)
+            assert scheme == "Basic"
+            client_id, credential = base64.b64decode(encoded, validate=True).decode().split(":", 1)
+            assert unquote_plus(client_id) == CLIENT_ID
+            fields["decoded_credential"] = unquote_plus(credential)
+            self.seen.append(fields)
             return 200, {"token_type": "Bearer", "access_token": jwt.encode(
                 claims, private, algorithm="RS256", headers={"kid": "test"})}
     transport = Transport()
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ def test_exchange_reopens_projected_rotation(lane, tmp_path):
     replacement.write_text("synthetic-second")
     replacement.replace(secret)
     provider()
-    assert [call["client_secret"] for call in transport.seen] == [["synthetic-first"], ["synthetic-second"]]
+    assert [call["decoded_credential"] for call in transport.seen] == ["synthetic-first", "synthetic-second"]
     assert all(call["scope"] == ["approval:create"] and call["grant_type"] == ["client_credentials"]
                for call in transport.seen)
     secret.unlink()
@@ -88,3 +96,10 @@ def test_invalid_custody_never_exchanges(lane, secret):
     with pytest.raises(RequesterError):
         provider()
     assert transport.seen == []
+
+
+def test_basic_auth_form_encodes_special_characters(lane):
+    provider, path, _, transport, _ = lane
+    path.write_text("synthetic+%:/=&")
+    provider()
+    assert transport.seen[-1]["decoded_credential"] == "synthetic+%:/=&"