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Add support for OpenID Connect OAuth2 self-hosted services for external auth

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#414 opened on Nov 17, 2019

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Description

Referencing: https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos/issues/89#issuecomment-554748818

Using build in OAuth2 provider functionality of self-hosted services such as Nextcloud or Gitea there could be a really easy registration and login functionality similar to the often found "log in with Github" etc. buttons.

See for example: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/17/admin_manual/configuration_server/oauth2.html https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/oauth2-provider/

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
authenticationbackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
OAuth2 understandingPerl backend knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Research the existing authentication system in Convos, which is built in Perl (Mojolicious). Look at the linked issues and comments for prior discussions. Explore how to integrate OAuth2 using Mojolicious plugins or external libraries. The issue lacks a detailed specification, so examine the examples provided (Nextcloud, Gitea OAuth2 docs) to propose a concrete implementation plan. No pull requests are linked, so the approach needs to be designed from scratch.