Authentik session time limited to access token lifetime #282

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T20:46:50+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 20:46:50 +02:00

Originally created by @controlaltnerd on 11/13/2025

Prerequisites

I have searched the existing Closed AND Open Issues AND Discussions
I have searched and read the documentation

Vaultwarden Support String

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

Vaultwarden version: v1.34.3-2ee40d61
Web-vault version: v2025.10.1
OS/Arch: linux/x86_64
Running within a container: true (Base: Debian)
Database type: SQLite
Database version: 3.50.2
Uses config.json: true
Uses a reverse proxy: true
IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP)
Internet access: true
Internet access via a proxy: false
DNS Check: true
Browser/Server Time Check: true
Server/NTP Time Check: true
Domain Configuration Check: true
HTTPS Check: true
Websocket Check: true
HTTP Response Checks: true

Config & Details (Generated via diagnostics page)

Show Config & Details

Environment settings which are overridden: DOMAIN, ADMIN_TOKEN, SSO_ENABLED, SSO_CLIENT_ID, SSO_CLIENT_SECRET, SSO_AUTHORITY, SSO_AUTH_ONLY_NOT_SESSION

Config:

{
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  "_enable_duo": false,
  "_enable_email_2fa": false,
  "_enable_smtp": true,
  "_enable_yubico": true,
  "_icon_service_csp": "",
  "_icon_service_url": "",
  "_ip_header_enabled": true,
  "_max_note_size": 10000,
  "_smtp_img_src": "***:",
  "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3,
  "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300,
  "admin_session_lifetime": 20,
  "admin_token": "***",
  "allowed_connect_src": "",
  "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "",
  "attachments_folder": "data/attachments",
  "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false,
  "data_folder": "data",
  "database_conn_init": "",
  "database_idle_timeout": 600,
  "database_max_conns": 10,
  "database_min_conns": 2,
  "database_timeout": 30,
  "database_url": "***************",
  "db_connection_retries": 15,
  "disable_2fa_remember": false,
  "disable_admin_token": false,
  "disable_icon_download": false,
  "domain": "*****://**********************",
  "domain_origin": "*****://**********************",
  "domain_path": "",
  "domain_set": true,
  "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
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  "duo_use_iframe": false,
  "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false,
  "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false,
  "email_attempts_limit": 3,
  "email_change_allowed": false,
  "email_expiration_time": 600,
  "email_token_size": 6,
  "emergency_access_allowed": true,
  "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *",
  "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *",
  "enable_db_wal": true,
  "enable_websocket": true,
  "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false,
  "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *",
  "events_days_retain": null,
  "experimental_client_feature_flags": "",
  "extended_logging": true,
  "helo_name": null,
  "hibp_api_key": null,
  "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true,
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  "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache",
  "icon_cache_negttl": 259200,
  "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000,
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  "icon_redirect_code": 302,
  "icon_service": "internal",
  "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3,
  "increase_note_size_limit": false,
  "invitation_expiration_hours": 120,
  "invitation_org_name": "CK Cloud Services",
  "invitations_allowed": false,
  "ip_header": "X-Real-IP",
  "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000,
  "log_file": null,
  "log_level": "info",
  "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f",
  "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10,
  "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60,
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  "org_creation_users": "",
  "org_events_enabled": false,
  "org_groups_enabled": false,
  "password_hints_allowed": false,
  "password_iterations": 600000,
  "purge_incomplete_sso_nonce": "0 20 0 * * *",
  "push_enabled": false,
  "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com",
  "push_installation_id": "***",
  "push_installation_key": "***",
  "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com",
  "reload_templates": false,
  "require_device_email": false,
  "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key",
  "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *",
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  "sends_allowed": true,
  "sends_folder": "data/sends",
  "show_password_hint": false,
  "signups_allowed": false,
  "signups_domains_whitelist": "",
  "signups_verify": false,
  "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6,
  "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600,
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  "smtp_debug": false,
  "smtp_embed_images": true,
  "smtp_explicit_tls": null,
  "smtp_from": "******************************",
  "smtp_from_name": "***********",
  "smtp_host": "***********************",
  "smtp_password": "***",
  "smtp_port": 587,
  "smtp_security": "starttls",
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  "smtp_timeout": 15,
  "smtp_username": "******************************",
  "sso_allow_unknown_email_verification": false,
  "sso_audience_trusted": null,
  "sso_auth_only_not_session": false,
  "sso_authority": "*****://*************************************************",
  "sso_authorize_extra_params": "",
  "sso_callback_path": "*****://***************************************************",
  "sso_client_cache_expiration": 0,
  "sso_client_id": "****************************************",
  "sso_client_secret": "***",
  "sso_debug_tokens": false,
  "sso_enabled": true,
  "sso_master_password_policy": null,
  "sso_only": true,
  "sso_pkce": true,
  "sso_scopes": "email profile",
  "sso_signups_match_email": true,
  "templates_folder": "data/templates",
  "tmp_folder": "data/tmp",
  "trash_auto_delete_days": null,
  "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *",
  "use_sendmail": false,
  "use_syslog": false,
  "user_attachment_limit": null,
  "user_send_limit": null,
  "web_vault_enabled": true,
  "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/",
  "yubico_client_id": null,
  "yubico_secret_key": null,
  "yubico_server": null
}

Vaultwarden Build Version

1.34.3-2ee40d61

Deployment method

Official Container Image

Custom deployment method

No response

Reverse Proxy

traefik 2.11

Host/Server Operating System

Linux

Operating System Version

Ubuntu 22.04.1

Clients

Web Vault, Browser Extension

Client Version

Chrome, Brave - v2025.10.1

Steps To Reproduce

Set access token expiration to 10-20 minutes for ease of reproduction
Set refresh token to a much longer time, say 30 days
Sign in to Vaultwarden instance with Authentik SSO
Wait for the length of time equivalent to the access token's expiration

Expected Result

Nothing should happen, and vault access should continue to be allowed (may require re-entering master password depending on whether testing via web or browser extension, and based on Vaultwarden config)

Actual Result

Session expires and SSO login is required again. Logs are generated stating that the access token is close to expiration but we have no refresh token, while at the same time I can observe the refresh token in the browser and am able to verify with a JWT inspector that its contents are valid and not the same as that of the access token (as I've seen other issues note can happen).

In my testing I've set access tokens to 10 minutes for expiration, to comply with the documentation indicating that 5 minutes is problematic. Refresh tokens are set to 30-day expiration.

I've also tested with SSO_AUTH_ONLY_NOT_SESSION set to both true and false, and it has no impact on the result. My best guess at the moment is that somehow the access token is being used in place of the refresh token. This seems similar to #6311 but different enough to warrant a new issue.

Logs

[2025-11-13 02:30:33.595][request][INFO] POST /identity/connect/token
[2025-11-13 02:30:33.596][vaultwarden::api::identity][ERROR] Unable to refresh login credentials: Access token is close to expiration but we have no refresh token
[2025-11-13 02:30:33.596][response][INFO] (login) POST /identity/connect/token => 401 Unauthorized
[2025-11-13 02:30:33.702][vaultwarden::api::notifications][INFO] Closing WS connection from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
[2025-11-13 02:30:34.004][request][INFO] GET /api/devices/knowndevice
[2025-11-13 02:30:34.005][response][INFO] (get_known_device) GET /api/devices/knowndevice => 200 OK

Screenshots or Videos

Screenshot showing refresh token exists at the time a session expires:

Additional Context

No response

*Originally created by @controlaltnerd on 11/13/2025* ### Prerequisites - [x] I have searched the existing **Closed _AND_ Open** [Issues](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20) **_AND_** [Discussions](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions?discussions_q=) - [x] I have searched and read the [documentation](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/) ### Vaultwarden Support String ### Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page) * Vaultwarden version: v1.34.3-2ee40d61 * Web-vault version: v2025.10.1 * OS/Arch: linux/x86_64 * Running within a container: true (Base: Debian) * Database type: SQLite * Database version: 3.50.2 * Uses config.json: true * Uses a reverse proxy: true * IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP) * Internet access: true * Internet access via a proxy: false * DNS Check: true * Browser/Server Time Check: true * Server/NTP Time Check: true * Domain Configuration Check: true * HTTPS Check: true * Websocket Check: true * HTTP Response Checks: true ### Config & Details (Generated via diagnostics page) <details><summary>Show Config & Details</summary> **Environment settings which are overridden:** DOMAIN, ADMIN_TOKEN, SSO_ENABLED, SSO_CLIENT_ID, SSO_CLIENT_SECRET, SSO_AUTHORITY, SSO_AUTH_ONLY_NOT_SESSION **Config:** ```json { "_duo_akey": null, "_enable_duo": false, "_enable_email_2fa": false, "_enable_smtp": true, "_enable_yubico": true, "_icon_service_csp": "", "_icon_service_url": "", "_ip_header_enabled": true, "_max_note_size": 10000, "_smtp_img_src": "***:", "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3, "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300, "admin_session_lifetime": 20, "admin_token": "***", "allowed_connect_src": "", "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "", "attachments_folder": "data/attachments", "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false, "data_folder": "data", "database_conn_init": "", "database_idle_timeout": 600, "database_max_conns": 10, "database_min_conns": 2, "database_timeout": 30, "database_url": "***************", "db_connection_retries": 15, "disable_2fa_remember": false, "disable_admin_token": false, "disable_icon_download": false, "domain": "*****://**********************", "domain_origin": "*****://**********************", "domain_path": "", "domain_set": true, "duo_context_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "duo_host": null, "duo_ikey": null, "duo_skey": null, "duo_use_iframe": false, "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false, "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false, "email_attempts_limit": 3, "email_change_allowed": false, "email_expiration_time": 600, "email_token_size": 6, "emergency_access_allowed": true, "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *", "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *", "enable_db_wal": true, "enable_websocket": true, "enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy": false, "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *", "events_days_retain": null, "experimental_client_feature_flags": "", "extended_logging": true, "helo_name": null, "hibp_api_key": null, "http_request_block_non_global_ips": true, "http_request_block_regex": null, "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true, "icon_blacklist_regex": null, "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache", "icon_cache_negttl": 259200, "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000, "icon_download_timeout": 10, "icon_redirect_code": 302, "icon_service": "internal", "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3, "increase_note_size_limit": false, "invitation_expiration_hours": 120, "invitation_org_name": "CK Cloud Services", "invitations_allowed": false, "ip_header": "X-Real-IP", "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000, "log_file": null, "log_level": "info", "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f", "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10, "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60, "org_attachment_limit": null, "org_creation_users": "", "org_events_enabled": false, "org_groups_enabled": false, "password_hints_allowed": false, "password_iterations": 600000, "purge_incomplete_sso_nonce": "0 20 0 * * *", "push_enabled": false, "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com", "push_installation_id": "***", "push_installation_key": "***", "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com", "reload_templates": false, "require_device_email": false, "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key", "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "sendmail_command": null, "sends_allowed": true, "sends_folder": "data/sends", "show_password_hint": false, "signups_allowed": false, "signups_domains_whitelist": "", "signups_verify": false, "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6, "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600, "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false, "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false, "smtp_auth_mechanism": null, "smtp_debug": false, "smtp_embed_images": true, "smtp_explicit_tls": null, "smtp_from": "******************************", "smtp_from_name": "***********", "smtp_host": "***********************", "smtp_password": "***", "smtp_port": 587, "smtp_security": "starttls", "smtp_ssl": null, "smtp_timeout": 15, "smtp_username": "******************************", "sso_allow_unknown_email_verification": false, "sso_audience_trusted": null, "sso_auth_only_not_session": false, "sso_authority": "*****://*************************************************", "sso_authorize_extra_params": "", "sso_callback_path": "*****://***************************************************", "sso_client_cache_expiration": 0, "sso_client_id": "****************************************", "sso_client_secret": "***", "sso_debug_tokens": false, "sso_enabled": true, "sso_master_password_policy": null, "sso_only": true, "sso_pkce": true, "sso_scopes": "email profile", "sso_signups_match_email": true, "templates_folder": "data/templates", "tmp_folder": "data/tmp", "trash_auto_delete_days": null, "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *", "use_sendmail": false, "use_syslog": false, "user_attachment_limit": null, "user_send_limit": null, "web_vault_enabled": true, "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/", "yubico_client_id": null, "yubico_secret_key": null, "yubico_server": null } ``` </details> ### Vaultwarden Build Version 1.34.3-2ee40d61 ### Deployment method Official Container Image ### Custom deployment method _No response_ ### Reverse Proxy traefik 2.11 ### Host/Server Operating System Linux ### Operating System Version Ubuntu 22.04.1 ### Clients Web Vault, Browser Extension ### Client Version Chrome, Brave - v2025.10.1 ### Steps To Reproduce 1. Set access token expiration to 10-20 minutes for ease of reproduction 2. Set refresh token to a much longer time, say 30 days 3. Sign in to Vaultwarden instance with Authentik SSO 4. Wait for the length of time equivalent to the access token's expiration ### Expected Result Nothing should happen, and vault access should continue to be allowed (may require re-entering master password depending on whether testing via web or browser extension, and based on Vaultwarden config) ### Actual Result Session expires and SSO login is required again. Logs are generated stating that the `access token is close to expiration but we have no refresh token`, while at the same time I can observe the refresh token in the browser and am able to verify with a JWT inspector that its contents are valid and not the same as that of the access token (as I've seen other issues note can happen). In my testing I've set access tokens to 10 minutes for expiration, to comply with the documentation indicating that 5 minutes is problematic. Refresh tokens are set to 30-day expiration. I've also tested with `SSO_AUTH_ONLY_NOT_SESSION` set to both true and false, and it has no impact on the result. My best guess at the moment is that somehow the access token is being used in place of the refresh token. This seems similar to #6311 but different enough to warrant a new issue. ### Logs ```text [2025-11-13 02:30:33.595][request][INFO] POST /identity/connect/token [2025-11-13 02:30:33.596][vaultwarden::api::identity][ERROR] Unable to refresh login credentials: Access token is close to expiration but we have no refresh token [2025-11-13 02:30:33.596][response][INFO] (login) POST /identity/connect/token => 401 Unauthorized [2025-11-13 02:30:33.702][vaultwarden::api::notifications][INFO] Closing WS connection from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX [2025-11-13 02:30:34.004][request][INFO] GET /api/devices/knowndevice [2025-11-13 02:30:34.005][response][INFO] (get_known_device) GET /api/devices/knowndevice => 200 OK ``` ### Screenshots or Videos Screenshot showing refresh token exists at the time a session expires: <img width="1011" height="281" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2382e513-51aa-4561-a17b-5e77758d2d3c" /> ### Additional Context _No response_

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#282