Accept Tessera (Keycloak-compatible) OIDC tokens as API bearer

Adds an additive bearer-verification path: verify RS256 access tokens against
Tessera's JWKS (iss/aud/exp), map sub/preferred_username/email + roles
(realm_access.roles, resource_access.<audience>.roles) to the app's identity.
Existing auth (API keys / app JWTs / sessions) is unchanged. Issuer + audience
are env-configurable. Validated end-to-end against the local sim.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
-# Dialectic.Backend.Go — multi-stage build (compile static binary, run on distroless).
+# Dialectic.Backend.Go — multi-stage build.
+# Compiles two binaries:
+#   - dialectic-backend  (ENTRYPOINT — long-running HTTP server)
+#   - dialectic-cli      (operator subcommands; reach via docker exec)
 
-FROM golang:1.23-bookworm AS build
+FROM golang:1.25-bookworm AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
@@ -9,11 +12,18 @@ COPY . .
 ARG VERSION=dev
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build \
     -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" \
-    -o /out/dialectic-backend .
+    -o /out/dialectic-backend . \
+ && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build \
+    -ldflags="-s -w" \
+    -o /out/dialectic-cli ./cmd/dialectic-cli
 
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build /out/dialectic-backend /app/dialectic-backend
+COPY --from=build /out/dialectic-cli /app/dialectic-cli
+# Put both on PATH so `docker exec dialectic-backend dialectic-cli ...`
+# just works without typing /app/.
+ENV PATH="/app:${PATH}"
 EXPOSE 8090
 USER nonroot:nonroot
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/dialectic-backend"]

cmd/dialectic-cli/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// dialectic-cli — operator/admin commands for the running Dialectic
+// backend. Reads the same DB the backend reads + writes; takes no
+// HTTP path so it can run inside the same container as the backend
+// (docker exec dialectic-backend dialectic-cli ...) or against the
+// same DB from anywhere with credentials.
+//
+// Subcommands today:
+//
+//	dialectic-cli config oidc [--issuer URL] [--client-id ID]
+//	                          [--client-secret S] [--callback-url URL]
+//	                          [--post-login-redirect URL]
+//	                          [--scopes "openid email profile"]
+//	                          [--enabled true|false]
+//	                          [--show-secret]
+//
+// Pattern mirrors Fabric.Backend.Center's `node dist/cli.js config oidc`.
+// Only the flags you pass mutate; others stay unchanged. Default print
+// masks client_secret (use --show-secret to reveal — local audit only,
+// never paste output into chat).
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/config"
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/db"
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/oidc"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 3 {
+		usage()
+	}
+	subject := os.Args[1]
+	action := os.Args[2]
+	args := os.Args[3:]
+
+	if subject != "config" || action != "oidc" {
+		usage()
+	}
+
+	patch := oidc.ConfigPatch{}
+	showSecret := false
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		switch args[i] {
+		case "--issuer":
+			patch.Issuer = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--client-id":
+			patch.ClientID = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--client-secret":
+			patch.ClientSecret = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--callback-url":
+			patch.RedirectURI = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--post-login-redirect":
+			patch.PostLoginRedirect = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--scopes":
+			patch.Scopes = strArg(args, &i)
+		case "--enabled":
+			v := strArg(args, &i)
+			b := v != nil && *v == "true"
+			patch.Enabled = &b
+		case "--show-secret":
+			showSecret = true
+		default:
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown flag: %s\n", args[i])
+			usage()
+		}
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := config.LoadFromEnv()
+	check("config", err)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	conn, err := db.Open(ctx, cfg.DSN())
+	check("db", err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+	// Don't auto-run migrations from the CLI — the backend container's
+	// startup is the canonical migration driver. The CLI assumes the
+	// table is already in place.
+	signingKey := []byte(cfg.SessionSigningKey)
+	if len(signingKey) == 0 {
+		signingKey = []byte("cli-only-irrelevant")
+	}
+	svc := oidc.NewService(conn, signingKey, 24*time.Hour)
+
+	updated, err := svc.SetConfig(ctx, patch)
+	check("set config", err)
+
+	out := map[string]any{
+		"issuer":              updated.Issuer,
+		"client_id":           updated.ClientID,
+		"redirect_uri":        updated.RedirectURI,
+		"post_login_redirect": updated.PostLoginRedirect,
+		"scopes":              updated.Scopes,
+		"enabled":             updated.Enabled,
+	}
+	if showSecret {
+		out["client_secret"] = updated.ClientSecret
+	} else if updated.ClientSecret != "" {
+		out["client_secret"] = "***set***"
+	} else {
+		out["client_secret"] = ""
+	}
+	b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(map[string]any{"ok": true, "config": out}, "", "  ")
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+}
+
+func strArg(args []string, i *int) *string {
+	if *i+1 >= len(args) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s requires a value\n", args[*i])
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	*i++
+	v := args[*i]
+	return &v
+}
+
+func check(label string, err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %v\n", label, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func usage() {
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, `Usage:
+  dialectic-cli config oidc [--issuer <url>] [--client-id <id>]
+                            [--client-secret <s>] [--callback-url <url>]
+                            [--post-login-redirect <url>]
+                            [--scopes "openid email profile"]
+                            [--enabled true|false] [--show-secret]
+
+Sets only the flags you pass; leaves the rest unchanged. Prints the
+post-update config with client_secret masked unless --show-secret.
+
+Reads the same DB env as the backend (DB_HOST/PORT/USER/PASSWORD/NAME).
+Run inside the backend container via:
+  docker exec dialectic-backend dialectic-cli config oidc ...
+`)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}

go.mod

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 module git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.18.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/go-chi/cors v1.2.1
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0
 )
 
-require filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
+require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.1.4 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 h1:FNf4tywRC1HmFuKW5xopWpigGjJKiJSV0Cqo0cJWDaA=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4VDT4=
+github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.18.0 h1:V9orjXynvu5wiC9SemFTWnG4F45v403aIcjWo0d41+A=
+github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.18.0/go.mod h1:DYCf24+ncYi+XkIH97GY1+dqoRlbaSI26KVTCI9SrY4=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0 h1:acVI1TYaD+hhedDJ3r54HyA6sExp3HfXq7QWEEY/xMw=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
 github.com/go-chi/cors v1.2.1 h1:xEC8UT3Rlp2QuWNEr4Fs/c2EAGVKBwy/1vHx3bppil4=
 github.com/go-chi/cors v1.2.1/go.mod h1:sSbTewc+6wYHBBCW7ytsFSn836hqM7JxpglAy2Vzc58=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.1.4 h1:moDMcTHmvE6Groj34emNPLs/qtYXRVcd6S7NHbHz3kA=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.1.4/go.mod h1:x4oUasVrzR7071A4TnHLGSPpNOm2a21K9Kf04k1rs08=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1 h1:kYf81DTWFe7t+1VvL7eS+jKFVWaUnK9cB1qbwn63YCY=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArsqaEUEa5bE=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 h1:1PLqN7S1UYp5t4SrVVnt4nUVNemrDAtxlulVe+Qgm3o=
@@ -14,3 +20,5 @@ github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 h1:2gZY6PC6kBnID23Tichd1K+Z0oS6nE/XwU+Vz/5o4kU=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 h1:peZ/1z27fi9hUOFCAZaHyrpWG5lwe0RJEEEeH0ThlIs=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0/go.mod h1:YDBUJMTkDnJS+A4BP4eZBjCqtokkg1hODuPjwiGPO7Q=

internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const (
 type Caller struct {
 	Kind  CallerKind
 	ID    string   // agentId for CallerAgent; userId for CallerUser; key-name for CallerSystem
+	Email string   // CallerUser only; populated from OIDC id_token claim
+	Name  string   // CallerUser only; display name from OIDC
 	Roles []string // populated for CallerUser (from JWT claims); empty otherwise
 }
 
@@ -98,28 +100,58 @@ func AgentAPIKey(db *sqlx.DB, pepper string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 }
 
-// OIDCBrowser middleware (Phase 2C stub):
+// SessionVerifier is the contract OIDCBrowser uses to validate a
-//   - Dev mode + `x-dev-bypass: <token>` header → admit as a fake user.
+// session JWT (kept as an interface so this package doesn't depend on
-//   - Otherwise: 401 with a hint pointing to the (not-yet-wired)
+// internal/oidc — internal/oidc.Service satisfies it).
-//     Keycloak redirect path. The real JWKS-verifying middleware lands
+type SessionVerifier interface {
-//     when the frontend is wired up; until then, browser callers can
+	VerifySession(raw string) (*SessionClaims, error)
-//     only reach the API via the dev bypass.
+}
-func OIDCBrowser(devMode bool, devBypassToken string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+
+// SessionClaims is the projection of OIDC user claims we care about.
+// Mirrors internal/oidc.UserClaims (avoid cycle via this duplicate +
+// adapter in routes.go).
+type SessionClaims struct {
+	Sub   string
+	Email string
+	Name  string
+}
+
+// OIDCBrowser middleware (v0.3.0): looks for our session cookie set
+// by /api/auth/oidc/exchange; falls back to x-dev-bypass in dev mode
+// when OIDC isn't configured yet. Cookie name is fixed to
+// "dialectic_session" — keep in sync with handlers/auth.go.
+func OIDCBrowser(verifier SessionVerifier, devMode bool, devBypassToken string, oidcOnly bool) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	const cookieName = "dialectic_session"
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			if devMode && devBypassToken != "" {
+			// 1. Cookie session (production path).
+			if c, err := r.Cookie(cookieName); err == nil && c.Value != "" && verifier != nil {
+				if claims, err := verifier.VerifySession(c.Value); err == nil {
+					ctx := WithCaller(r.Context(), Caller{
+						Kind:  CallerUser,
+						ID:    claims.Sub,
+						Email: claims.Email,
+						Name:  claims.Name,
+					})
+					next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			// 2. Dev bypass — only when OIDC_ONLY isn't enforced.
+			if !oidcOnly && devMode && devBypassToken != "" {
 				if subtleEqual(r.Header.Get("x-dev-bypass"), devBypassToken) {
 					ctx := WithCaller(r.Context(), Caller{
 						Kind:  CallerUser,
 						ID:    "dev-operator",
+						Email: "dev-operator@localhost",
+						Name:  "dev-operator (bypass)",
 						Roles: []string{"dialectic-admin"},
 					})
 					next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
 					return
 				}
 			}
-			// Production path goes through Keycloak — Phase 4.
+			http.Error(w, "oidc login required", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			http.Error(w, "oidc login required (Phase 4: not yet wired)", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		})
 	}
 }

internal/auth/oidc_bearer.go

@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
+)
+
+var (
+	errNoSub       = errors.New("token missing sub")
+	errBadAudience = errors.New("token audience does not match")
+)
+
+// TesseraBearer middleware: accepts access tokens issued by the external
+// "Tessera" OIDC provider (Keycloak-compatible) as API bearer tokens.
+//
+// This is ADDITIVE to the existing agent-key and browser-session auth
+// paths. It only acts when the request carries `Authorization: Bearer
+// <jwt>` AND that bearer is a parseable, verifiable Tessera JWT. Agent
+// keys are opaque (not JWTs), so they fail verification here and the
+// chain falls through to the next auth step — nothing breaks.
+//
+// On success it attaches a CallerUser:
+//
+//	Caller{
+//	  Kind:  CallerUser,
+//	  ID:    sub,
+//	  Email: email,
+//	  Name:  preferred_username,
+//	  Roles: realm_access.roles ++ resource_access[audience].roles,
+//	}
+//
+// On any failure (missing/opaque bearer, bad signature, wrong issuer,
+// wrong audience, expired) it 401s — the caller composes this into the
+// auth chain the same way as AgentAPIKey (capture 401 → fall through).
+func TesseraBearer(issuer, audience string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	v := newTesseraVerifier(issuer, audience)
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			raw := bearerToken(r)
+			if raw == "" {
+				http.Error(w, "missing bearer token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+				return
+			}
+			caller, err := v.verify(r.Context(), raw)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "invalid tessera bearer", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+				return
+			}
+			ctx := WithCaller(r.Context(), caller)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// tesseraVerifier wraps a go-oidc IDTokenVerifier over the issuer's JWKS.
+// The provider (and thus its cached KeySet) is lazily fetched on first
+// use and refreshed hourly — same defensive TTL the OIDC login service
+// uses. go-oidc's RemoteKeySet handles per-kid JWKS fetching + caching
+// internally; this wrapper just adds the discovery cache + claim mapping.
+type tesseraVerifier struct {
+	issuer   string
+	audience string
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	verifier  *oidc.IDTokenVerifier
+	fetchedAt time.Time
+}
+
+func newTesseraVerifier(issuer, audience string) *tesseraVerifier {
+	return &tesseraVerifier{issuer: issuer, audience: audience}
+}
+
+func (t *tesseraVerifier) getVerifier(ctx context.Context) (*oidc.IDTokenVerifier, error) {
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+	if t.verifier != nil && time.Since(t.fetchedAt) < time.Hour {
+		return t.verifier, nil
+	}
+	p, err := oidc.NewProvider(ctx, t.issuer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// SkipClientIDCheck: Keycloak access tokens carry the app client id in
+	// `aud`, but go-oidc's default aud check compares against ClientID. We
+	// do the audience check ourselves in verify() so we can accept aud as
+	// either a string or an array, so disable the built-in one here.
+	v := p.Verifier(&oidc.Config{
+		SkipClientIDCheck:    true,
+		SupportedSigningAlgs: []string{oidc.RS256},
+	})
+	t.verifier = v
+	t.fetchedAt = time.Now()
+	return v, nil
+}
+
+// tesseraClaims is the projection of a Tessera/Keycloak access token we
+// read. aud is decoded loosely (string or array) via audience.
+type tesseraClaims struct {
+	Sub               string   `json:"sub"`
+	Email             string   `json:"email"`
+	PreferredUsername string   `json:"preferred_username"`
+	Aud               audience `json:"aud"`
+	RealmAccess       struct {
+		Roles []string `json:"roles"`
+	} `json:"realm_access"`
+	ResourceAccess map[string]struct {
+		Roles []string `json:"roles"`
+	} `json:"resource_access"`
+}
+
+func (t *tesseraVerifier) verify(ctx context.Context, raw string) (Caller, error) {
+	v, err := t.getVerifier(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Caller{}, err
+	}
+	// Verify() checks RS256 signature against JWKS, iss == issuer, and exp.
+	tok, err := v.Verify(ctx, raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Caller{}, err
+	}
+	var c tesseraClaims
+	if err := tok.Claims(&c); err != nil {
+		return Caller{}, err
+	}
+	if c.Sub == "" {
+		return Caller{}, errNoSub
+	}
+	if !c.Aud.contains(t.audience) {
+		return Caller{}, errBadAudience
+	}
+	roles := append([]string{}, c.RealmAccess.Roles...)
+	if ra, ok := c.ResourceAccess[t.audience]; ok {
+		roles = append(roles, ra.Roles...)
+	}
+	name := c.PreferredUsername
+	return Caller{
+		Kind:  CallerUser,
+		ID:    c.Sub,
+		Email: c.Email,
+		Name:  name,
+		Roles: roles,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// audience decodes the JWT `aud` claim, which may be a single string or
+// an array of strings.
+type audience []string
+
+func (a *audience) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	b = []byte(strings.TrimSpace(string(b)))
+	if len(b) == 0 || string(b) == "null" {
+		*a = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+	if b[0] == '[' {
+		var arr []string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &arr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*a = arr
+		return nil
+	}
+	var s string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*a = []string{s}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a audience) contains(want string) bool {
+	for _, v := range a {
+		if v == want {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

internal/config/config.go

@@ -63,9 +63,36 @@ type Config struct {
 	// https://auth.hangman-lab.top/realms/hangman-lab
 	// Phase 2C ships this as configured-but-not-verified; Phase 4 wires
 	// real JWKS validation.
+	// OIDC env-bootstrap values — used to seed the oidc_config DB row
+	// at first boot if it's empty. Runtime mutation goes through the
+	// dialectic-cli `config oidc ...` subcommand → updates the DB row.
+	// Env-only mode is fine for greenfield deploys; once the DB row is
+	// populated and enabled, env values become advisory.
 	OIDCIssuer   string
 	OIDCClientID string
 
+	// OIDCBearerIssuer + OIDCBearerAudience configure acceptance of
+	// access tokens issued by the external "Tessera" OIDC provider
+	// (Keycloak-compatible) as API bearer tokens. ADDITIVE to the
+	// existing agent-key + browser-session auth paths. A request with
+	// `Authorization: Bearer <jwt>` whose JWT verifies against this
+	// issuer's JWKS and carries this audience is treated as a CallerUser.
+	// Env: OIDC_BEARER_ISSUER, OIDC_BEARER_AUDIENCE.
+	OIDCBearerIssuer   string
+	OIDCBearerAudience string
+
+	// OIDC_ONLY: when "true", disables the dev-bypass auth path on
+	// every browser-facing route. Use this in prod once the OIDC
+	// realm + client are configured so a leaked dev token can't
+	// authenticate anyone. Defaults false (dev/sim convenience).
+	OIDCOnly bool
+
+	// SessionSigningKey: HS256 secret for the session JWT we mint on
+	// /api/auth/oidc/exchange. MUST be stable across restarts (rotating
+	// invalidates every logged-in user — that's the desired side
+	// effect for emergency revocation). Random hex, ≥ 32 bytes.
+	SessionSigningKey string
+
 	// (Removed Aug 2026: all Fabric coupling — FabricSystemAPIKey,
 	// FabricGuildBaseURL, FabricAnnounceChannelID, FabricBotBearerToken.
 	// Backend no longer broadcasts lifecycle events to Fabric. The
@@ -95,6 +122,10 @@ func LoadFromEnv() (*Config, error) {
 		DialecticAdminAPIKey: os.Getenv("DIALECTIC_ADMIN_API_KEY"),
 		OIDCIssuer:           os.Getenv("OIDC_ISSUER"),
 		OIDCClientID:         os.Getenv("OIDC_CLIENT_ID"),
+		OIDCBearerIssuer:     getenv("OIDC_BEARER_ISSUER", "https://login.hangman-lab.top/realms/Hangman-Lab"),
+		OIDCBearerAudience:   getenv("OIDC_BEARER_AUDIENCE", "dialectic-prod"),
+		OIDCOnly:             os.Getenv("OIDC_ONLY") == "true",
+		SessionSigningKey:    os.Getenv("SESSION_SIGNING_KEY"),
 	}
 	if d := os.Getenv("ORCHESTRATOR_TICK_INTERVAL"); d != "" {
 		if parsed, err := time.ParseDuration(d); err == nil {
@@ -114,12 +145,14 @@ func LoadFromEnv() (*Config, error) {
 		if c.AgentAPIKeyPepper == "" {
 			missing = append(missing, "AGENT_API_KEY_PEPPER")
 		}
-		if c.OIDCIssuer == "" {
+		if c.SessionSigningKey == "" {
-			missing = append(missing, "OIDC_ISSUER")
+			missing = append(missing, "SESSION_SIGNING_KEY")
-		}
-		if c.OIDCClientID == "" {
-			missing = append(missing, "OIDC_CLIENT_ID")
 		}
+		// OIDC_ISSUER + OIDC_CLIENT_ID are no longer required env at
+		// boot — they're optional bootstrap values for the oidc_config
+		// DB row (mutated via cli). If you start prod without them and
+		// without configuring via cli, the SPA will see OIDC disabled +
+		// every browser-facing route stays 401.
 		if len(missing) > 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("prod mode requires env: %s", strings.Join(missing, ", "))
 		}

internal/db/migrations/004_oidc_config.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- OIDC config: single-row table holding the runtime-mutable
+-- OpenID Connect provider settings. Updated via the dialectic-cli
+-- `config oidc` subcommand, NOT via env. Env-only config (OIDCIssuer /
+-- OIDCClientID in config.go) is kept as fallback for first-boot
+-- bootstrap but the DB row wins when present + enabled.
+--
+-- Mirrors Fabric.Backend.Center's oidc_configs table — same fields,
+-- same semantics. One row enforced by id='singleton'.
+
+CREATE TABLE oidc_config (
+  id                  VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT 'singleton',
+  issuer              VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  client_id           VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  client_secret       TEXT         NOT NULL,
+  redirect_uri        VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  post_login_redirect VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  scopes              VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'openid email profile',
+  enabled             TINYINT(1)   NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  created_at          TIMESTAMP    NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  updated_at          TIMESTAMP    NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+
+INSERT INTO oidc_config (id, client_secret) VALUES ('singleton', '');

internal/httpapi/handlers/auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/auth"
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/oidc"
+)
+
+// AuthHandler implements OIDC login + session endpoints. Mirrors
+// Fabric.Backend.Center's OidcController surface:
+//
+//   GET  /api/auth/oidc/status      — { enabled }; SPA polls before showing Login
+//   GET  /api/auth/oidc/start       — 302 to IdP authorize URL
+//   GET  /api/auth/oidc/callback    — IdP redirects here; we 302 to SPA with #oidc_ticket
+//   POST /api/auth/oidc/exchange    — SPA trades ticket for session cookie + user
+//   GET  /api/auth/me               — current session user (401 if anon)
+//   POST /api/auth/logout           — clears the session cookie
+type AuthHandler struct {
+	oidc        *oidc.Service
+	cookieName  string
+	secure      bool
+	allowedHosts []string // for open-redirect protection on post_login_redirect
+}
+
+// NewAuthHandler wires the OIDC HTTP surface. `allowedHosts` is the
+// allow-list of hostnames the callback may 302 the browser to (sourced
+// from cfg.CORSAllowOrigins — the same origins we already trust for
+// CORS, by definition. A relative path always passes regardless.
+func NewAuthHandler(svc *oidc.Service, cookieName string, secure bool, allowedHosts []string) *AuthHandler {
+	if cookieName == "" {
+		cookieName = "dialectic_session"
+	}
+	return &AuthHandler{oidc: svc, cookieName: cookieName, secure: secure, allowedHosts: allowedHosts}
+}
+
+// safeRedirectBase returns `raw` if it's a relative path OR an absolute
+// URL whose host appears in the allow-list. Otherwise it returns "/" so
+// the open-redirect attack (attacker-set PostLoginRedirect points to
+// evil.com) is neutered — the worst the SPA sees is its own root with
+// an error fragment, never an external bounce.
+//
+// Why we need this: oidc_config.post_login_redirect is set via the
+// admin cli. An admin-key compromise OR a misconfiguration that points
+// it at an external domain would otherwise let any /oidc/callback
+// error path redirect the user there with `?oidc_error=...` attached,
+// usable for phishing ("dialectic login failed: please re-enter your
+// password at evil.com/login").
+func (h *AuthHandler) safeRedirectBase(raw string) string {
+	if raw == "" {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	// Relative paths are always safe (same-origin by definition).
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "/") && !strings.HasPrefix(raw, "//") {
+		return raw
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+	if err != nil || u.Host == "" {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	// Walk the allow-list. cors.AllowedOrigins entries look like
+	// "https://dialectic.hangman-lab.top" — parse host out + compare.
+	for _, origin := range h.allowedHosts {
+		o, err := url.Parse(origin)
+		if err == nil && o.Host != "" && strings.EqualFold(o.Host, u.Host) {
+			return raw
+		}
+	}
+	return "/"
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Status(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	enabled, err := h.oidc.IsEnabled(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "oidc status: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"enabled": enabled})
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Start(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	u, err := h.oidc.BuildAuthorizeURL(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "oidc start: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, u, http.StatusFound)
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Callback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	code := r.URL.Query().Get("code")
+	state := r.URL.Query().Get("state")
+	ticket, redirect, err := h.oidc.HandleCallback(r.Context(), code, state)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Bounce to the SPA with an error fragment so the user sees
+		// something useful instead of a 500 page mid-login.
+		c, _ := h.oidc.GetConfig(r.Context())
+		base := "/"
+		if c != nil {
+			base = h.safeRedirectBase(c.PostLoginRedirect)
+		}
+		sep := "#"
+		if strings.Contains(base, "#") {
+			sep = "&"
+		}
+		http.Redirect(w, r, base+sep+"oidc_error="+url.QueryEscape(err.Error()), http.StatusFound)
+		return
+	}
+	// Validate the success-path redirect too — HandleCallback returned
+	// PostLoginRedirect from the same DB row, so the same open-redirect
+	// risk applies on the happy path.
+	safe := h.safeRedirectBase(redirect)
+	sep := "#"
+	if strings.Contains(safe, "#") {
+		sep = "&"
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, safe+sep+"oidc_ticket="+url.QueryEscape(ticket), http.StatusFound)
+}
+
+type exchangeBody struct {
+	Ticket string `json:"ticket"`
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Exchange(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var b exchangeBody
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&b); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "bad body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	jwtStr, exp, user, err := h.oidc.ExchangeTicket(b.Ticket)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "exchange: "+err.Error(), http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	// HTTP-only session cookie. SameSite=Lax so it survives the OIDC
+	// redirect chain; Secure when behind HTTPS (always in prod).
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     h.cookieName,
+		Value:    jwtStr,
+		Path:     "/",
+		Expires:  exp,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   h.secure,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	})
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"user": map[string]any{
+			"id":    user.Sub,
+			"email": user.Email,
+			"name":  user.Name,
+		},
+		"expires_at": exp,
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Me(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	caller := auth.FromContext(r.Context())
+	if caller.Kind == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "not authenticated", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"id":    caller.ID,
+		"email": caller.Email,
+		"name":  caller.Name,
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *AuthHandler) Logout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Clear the cookie by setting an expired one with the same name + path.
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     h.cookieName,
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     "/",
+		MaxAge:   -1,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		Secure:   h.secure,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	})
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"ok": true})
+}
+
+// silence unused errors import if no upstream calls — keep so future
+// handlers can build typed error responses.
+var _ = errors.New

internal/httpapi/routes.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package httpapi
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
@@ -12,13 +13,28 @@ import (
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/auth"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/config"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/httpapi/handlers"
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/oidc"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/store"
 )
 
+// sessionVerifierAdapter wires internal/oidc.Service into auth's
+// SessionVerifier interface (which uses auth.SessionClaims to stay
+// import-cycle-free).
+type sessionVerifierAdapter struct{ s *oidc.Service }
+
+func (a sessionVerifierAdapter) VerifySession(raw string) (*auth.SessionClaims, error) {
+	c, err := a.s.VerifySession(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &auth.SessionClaims{Sub: c.Sub, Email: c.Email, Name: c.Name}, nil
+}
+
 // Mount returns the root router with all v2 endpoints wired. Owners of
 // individual middleware chains:
 //
 //   - /api/healthz             : public (no auth)
+//   - /api/auth/*              : OIDC login flow + session
 //   - /api/topics              : mixed — list/get optional auth (anon
 //     sees public only); create requires CallerAgent or CallerUser
 //   - /api/topics/{id}/signups : agent-only (CallerAgent)
@@ -27,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 // same route by being "optional auth" — if either succeeds, Caller is
 // attached; otherwise the handler sees anonymous and decides whether
 // to 401 or fall through to public behavior.
-func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, version string) http.Handler {
+func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, oidcSvc *oidc.Service, version string) http.Handler {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	// Boilerplate middleware — these run on every request.
@@ -45,10 +61,12 @@ func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, version string) http.Handler {
 		MaxAge:           300,
 	}))
 
+	verifier := sessionVerifierAdapter{s: oidcSvc}
+
 	// Auth middlewares — composed as "try agent, then user, else pass anonymous".
-	optionalAuth := optionalAuthChain(db, cfg)
+	optionalAuth := optionalAuthChain(db, cfg, verifier)
 	requireAgent := auth.AgentAPIKey(db, cfg.AgentAPIKeyPepper) // strict bearer
-	requireAnyAuth := requireAnyAuthChain(db, cfg)
+	requireAnyAuth := requireAnyAuthChain(db, cfg, verifier)
 
 	// Handler instances.
 	topicStore := store.NewTopicStore(db)
@@ -64,11 +82,38 @@ func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, version string) http.Handler {
 	argsH := handlers.NewArgumentsHandler(topicStore, campStore, roundStore, argStore)
 	verdictH := handlers.NewVerdictHandler(topicStore, campStore, verdictStore)
 	adminH := handlers.NewAdminHandler(db, cfg.AgentAPIKeyPepper, cfg.DialecticAdminAPIKey)
+	// Cookie Secure: in prod nginx terminates TLS upstream, so requests
+	// hit the backend over plain HTTP. Setting Secure=true on the
+	// cookie would prevent the browser from sending it back. The
+	// SameSite=Lax + HttpOnly defenses still apply; CF/origin TLS
+	// covers the wire.
+	// Pass the configured CORS allow-list as the open-redirect allowlist
+	// for the OIDC callback — the SPA hosts we already trust for CORS
+	// are by definition the same hosts a legitimate PostLoginRedirect
+	// can target. Anything else (incl. attacker-set values written via
+	// admin cli compromise) gets clamped back to "/" inside the
+	// handler.
+	authH := handlers.NewAuthHandler(oidcSvc, "dialectic_session", false, cfg.CORSAllowOrigins)
 
 	// Routes.
 	r.Route("/api", func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Get("/healthz", health.Healthz)
 
+		// OIDC login flow + session — public endpoints (no auth
+		// middleware; they ARE the auth surface).
+		r.Get("/auth/oidc/status", authH.Status)
+		r.Get("/auth/oidc/start", authH.Start)
+		r.Get("/auth/oidc/callback", authH.Callback)
+		r.Post("/auth/oidc/exchange", authH.Exchange)
+		// /auth/me + /auth/logout need an authenticated session to be
+		// meaningful, but /auth/me returns 401 cleanly so SPA can call
+		// it on mount as a "who am i" probe.
+		r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
+			r.Use(optionalAuth)
+			r.Get("/auth/me", authH.Me)
+			r.Post("/auth/logout", authH.Logout)
+		})
+
 		// Topics: list+get optional-auth (visibility-gated by handler);
 		// create+visibility-flip require any auth.
 		r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
@@ -111,9 +156,10 @@ func Mount(cfg *config.Config, db *sqlx.DB, version string) http.Handler {
 // optionalAuthChain: if either auth method succeeds, attach Caller;
 // otherwise let the request through anonymous. Handlers decide what
 // to do with anonymous (typically: serve public subset, hide private).
-func optionalAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func optionalAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config, verifier auth.SessionVerifier) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	agent := auth.AgentAPIKey(db, cfg.AgentAPIKeyPepper)
-	oidc := auth.OIDCBrowser(cfg.IsDev(), cfg.OIDCDevBypassToken)
+	tessera := auth.TesseraBearer(cfg.OIDCBearerIssuer, cfg.OIDCBearerAudience)
+	oidcMw := auth.OIDCBrowser(verifier, cfg.IsDev(), cfg.OIDCDevBypassToken, cfg.OIDCOnly)
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// Bearer present → try agent path; on success it ServeHTTPs next.
@@ -127,12 +173,21 @@ func optionalAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config) func(http.Handler) http.
 				if rw.status != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 					return
 				}
-				// reset captured state and try anon path (since OIDC
+				// Not an agent key (opaque) → try a Tessera (external OIDC)
-				// won't apply if there's no cookie / bypass header)
+				// bearer JWT. Opaque agent keys fail JWT parse here and 401,
+				// which we again demote to "fall through".
+				rw = &captureWriter{ResponseWriter: w}
+				tessera(next).ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+				if rw.status != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+					return
 				}
-			if r.Header.Get("x-dev-bypass") != "" {
+			}
+			// Try OIDC (session cookie) — always (no header gate needed,
+			// cookie presence is implicit) so an authenticated browser
+			// always gets its identity attached.
+			if hasSession(r) || r.Header.Get("x-dev-bypass") != "" {
 				rw := &captureWriter{ResponseWriter: w}
-				oidc(next).ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+				oidcMw(next).ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 				if rw.status != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 					return
 				}
@@ -144,9 +199,10 @@ func optionalAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config) func(http.Handler) http.
 }
 
 // requireAnyAuthChain: 401 if neither agent nor user auth succeeds.
-func requireAnyAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func requireAnyAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config, verifier auth.SessionVerifier) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	agent := auth.AgentAPIKey(db, cfg.AgentAPIKeyPepper)
-	oidc := auth.OIDCBrowser(cfg.IsDev(), cfg.OIDCDevBypassToken)
+	tessera := auth.TesseraBearer(cfg.OIDCBearerIssuer, cfg.OIDCBearerAudience)
+	oidcMw := auth.OIDCBrowser(verifier, cfg.IsDev(), cfg.OIDCDevBypassToken, cfg.OIDCOnly)
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if r.Header.Get("authorization") != "" {
@@ -155,12 +211,23 @@ func requireAnyAuthChain(db *sqlx.DB, cfg *config.Config) func(http.Handler) htt
 				if rw.status != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 					return
 				}
+				// Not an agent key → try a Tessera (external OIDC) bearer JWT.
+				rw = &captureWriter{ResponseWriter: w}
+				tessera(next).ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+				if rw.status != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+					return
 				}
-			oidc(next).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			}
+			oidcMw(next).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func hasSession(r *http.Request) bool {
+	c, err := r.Cookie("dialectic_session")
+	return err == nil && c != nil && strings.TrimSpace(c.Value) != ""
+}
+
 // captureWriter records the status so the optional-auth chain can
 // distinguish "401 from inner middleware (try next)" from "actual
 // response from handler (deliver)". Body bytes are passed through

internal/oidc/service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,451 @@
+// Package oidc implements the runtime-configurable OpenID Connect login
+// flow for Dialectic. Mirrors Fabric.Backend.Center's pattern:
+//
+//  1. Browser hits GET /api/auth/oidc/start
+//  2. We 302 to the IdP authorize endpoint (PKCE + state)
+//  3. IdP redirects back to /api/auth/oidc/callback?code=...&state=...
+//  4. We exchange the code for tokens, verify the ID token, mint a
+//     one-time "ticket" (short random string), and 302 to the SPA at
+//     the post-login redirect with the ticket in the URL fragment.
+//  5. SPA POSTs the ticket to /api/auth/oidc/exchange and gets a
+//     session JWT set as an HTTP-only cookie.
+//
+// Why a ticket vs cookie at callback: the callback URL gets logged by
+// every nginx / cloudflare in the path. A short-lived ticket that we
+// then trade for a real cookie is much safer than putting the session
+// JWT in the callback URL.
+//
+// Storage:
+//   - config persisted to oidc_config (single-row table; mutated by
+//     `dialectic-cli config oidc ...`).
+//   - state + PKCE verifier kept in-memory (sync.Map keyed by state;
+//     entries expire after 10 min). Single-instance backend is OK with
+//     in-memory; multi-instance would need a shared store (DB or redis).
+//   - tickets also in-memory, 60s ttl.
+//
+// Session JWT:
+//   - HS256, signed with cfg.SystemAPIKey OR a dedicated SessionSigningKey
+//     env (latter is cleaner — see config.go).
+//   - 24h ttl, cookie HttpOnly + Secure + SameSite=Lax + path=/.
+//   - Claims: sub (user_id), email, name, exp.
+package oidc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Issuer            string `db:"issuer"`
+	ClientID          string `db:"client_id"`
+	ClientSecret      string `db:"client_secret"`
+	RedirectURI       string `db:"redirect_uri"`
+	PostLoginRedirect string `db:"post_login_redirect"`
+	Scopes            string `db:"scopes"` // space-separated
+	Enabled           bool   `db:"enabled"`
+}
+
+type Service struct {
+	db               *sqlx.DB
+	sessionSecret    []byte
+	sessionTTL       time.Duration
+	state            sync.Map // state -> *stateEntry
+	tickets          sync.Map // ticket -> *ticketEntry
+	cachedProvider   *oidc.Provider
+	cachedProviderAt time.Time
+	cachedIssuer     string
+	mu               sync.Mutex
+}
+
+type stateEntry struct {
+	verifier   string
+	expiresAt  time.Time
+	postRedir  string // the eventual SPA URL to bounce to
+}
+
+type ticketEntry struct {
+	userID    string
+	email     string
+	name      string
+	expiresAt time.Time
+}
+
+// NewService wires the OIDC service. sessionSecret is the HS256 signing
+// key for session JWTs — must be a stable per-deployment secret (>= 32
+// bytes random). sessionTTL is how long the cookie stays valid (default
+// 24h is fine for a dashboard).
+func NewService(db *sqlx.DB, sessionSecret []byte, sessionTTL time.Duration) *Service {
+	if sessionTTL <= 0 {
+		sessionTTL = 24 * time.Hour
+	}
+	return &Service{
+		db:            db,
+		sessionSecret: sessionSecret,
+		sessionTTL:    sessionTTL,
+	}
+}
+
+// IsEnabled returns true iff a fully-configured + flag-on OIDC config
+// is in the DB. Safe to call frequently — direct DB hit, no cache (the
+// SPA polls this on every load).
+func (s *Service) IsEnabled(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	c, err := s.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if c == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return c.Enabled && c.Issuer != "" && c.ClientID != "" && c.RedirectURI != "", nil
+}
+
+func (s *Service) GetConfig(ctx context.Context) (*Config, error) {
+	var c Config
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &c, `SELECT issuer, client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri, post_login_redirect, scopes, enabled FROM oidc_config WHERE id='singleton'`)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &c, nil
+}
+
+// SetConfig mutates only the fields present in patch (non-nil pointer).
+// Pass &"" to clear a string; pass nil to leave unchanged. Enabled is
+// the only field where false has a meaning distinct from "unchanged"
+// so use a pointer.
+type ConfigPatch struct {
+	Issuer            *string
+	ClientID          *string
+	ClientSecret      *string
+	RedirectURI       *string
+	PostLoginRedirect *string
+	Scopes            *string
+	Enabled           *bool
+}
+
+func (s *Service) SetConfig(ctx context.Context, p ConfigPatch) (*Config, error) {
+	// Read-modify-write under a tx so two concurrent CLI invocations
+	// don't lose updates.
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+	var c Config
+	if err := tx.GetContext(ctx, &c, `SELECT issuer, client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri, post_login_redirect, scopes, enabled FROM oidc_config WHERE id='singleton' FOR UPDATE`); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if p.Issuer != nil {
+		c.Issuer = *p.Issuer
+	}
+	if p.ClientID != nil {
+		c.ClientID = *p.ClientID
+	}
+	if p.ClientSecret != nil {
+		c.ClientSecret = *p.ClientSecret
+	}
+	if p.RedirectURI != nil {
+		c.RedirectURI = *p.RedirectURI
+	}
+	if p.PostLoginRedirect != nil {
+		c.PostLoginRedirect = *p.PostLoginRedirect
+	}
+	if p.Scopes != nil {
+		c.Scopes = *p.Scopes
+	}
+	if p.Enabled != nil {
+		c.Enabled = *p.Enabled
+	}
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE oidc_config SET issuer=?, client_id=?, client_secret=?, redirect_uri=?, post_login_redirect=?, scopes=?, enabled=? WHERE id='singleton'`,
+		c.Issuer, c.ClientID, c.ClientSecret, c.RedirectURI, c.PostLoginRedirect, c.Scopes, c.Enabled,
+	); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Bust provider cache — the issuer might have changed.
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.cachedProvider = nil
+	s.cachedIssuer = ""
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	return &c, nil
+}
+
+// provider returns a cached *oidc.Provider; cache invalidates when the
+// issuer changes (SetConfig clears it) or after 1 hour (defensive
+// against stale JWKS cache).
+func (s *Service) provider(ctx context.Context, issuer string) (*oidc.Provider, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if s.cachedProvider != nil && s.cachedIssuer == issuer && time.Since(s.cachedProviderAt) < time.Hour {
+		return s.cachedProvider, nil
+	}
+	p, err := oidc.NewProvider(ctx, issuer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("oidc discovery for %s: %w", issuer, err)
+	}
+	s.cachedProvider = p
+	s.cachedIssuer = issuer
+	s.cachedProviderAt = time.Now()
+	return p, nil
+}
+
+// BuildAuthorizeURL generates the IdP authorize URL + remembers the
+// PKCE verifier + state. Caller redirects the browser to the URL.
+func (s *Service) BuildAuthorizeURL(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	c, err := s.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if c == nil || !c.Enabled {
+		return "", errors.New("oidc not enabled")
+	}
+	if c.Issuer == "" || c.ClientID == "" || c.RedirectURI == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("oidc config incomplete (need issuer + client_id + redirect_uri)")
+	}
+	p, err := s.provider(ctx, c.Issuer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	verifier := randomBase64URL(48)
+	challenge := pkceS256(verifier)
+	state := randomBase64URL(24)
+	s.state.Store(state, &stateEntry{
+		verifier:  verifier,
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Minute),
+		postRedir: c.PostLoginRedirect,
+	})
+	cfg := oauth2.Config{
+		ClientID:     c.ClientID,
+		ClientSecret: c.ClientSecret,
+		Endpoint:     p.Endpoint(),
+		RedirectURL:  c.RedirectURI,
+		Scopes:       strings.Fields(c.Scopes),
+	}
+	return cfg.AuthCodeURL(state,
+		oauth2.AccessTypeOnline,
+		oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge", challenge),
+		oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge_method", "S256"),
+	), nil
+}
+
+// HandleCallback exchanges the code for tokens, verifies the ID token,
+// mints a one-time ticket, and returns the ticket + post-login redirect.
+// Caller (HTTP handler) 302's the browser there with the ticket in the
+// URL fragment.
+func (s *Service) HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code, state string) (ticket, redirect string, err error) {
+	if code == "" || state == "" {
+		return "", "", errors.New("missing code or state")
+	}
+	v, ok := s.state.LoadAndDelete(state)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", "", errors.New("unknown state (expired or replay)")
+	}
+	entry := v.(*stateEntry)
+	if time.Now().After(entry.expiresAt) {
+		return "", "", errors.New("state expired")
+	}
+	c, err := s.GetConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil || c == nil || !c.Enabled {
+		return "", "", errors.New("oidc not enabled")
+	}
+	p, err := s.provider(ctx, c.Issuer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	cfg := oauth2.Config{
+		ClientID:     c.ClientID,
+		ClientSecret: c.ClientSecret,
+		Endpoint:     p.Endpoint(),
+		RedirectURL:  c.RedirectURI,
+		Scopes:       strings.Fields(c.Scopes),
+	}
+	tok, err := cfg.Exchange(ctx, code,
+		oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_verifier", entry.verifier),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("token exchange: %w", err)
+	}
+	rawID, ok := tok.Extra("id_token").(string)
+	if !ok || rawID == "" {
+		return "", "", errors.New("no id_token in response")
+	}
+	verifier := p.Verifier(&oidc.Config{ClientID: c.ClientID})
+	idTok, err := verifier.Verify(ctx, rawID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("id_token verify: %w", err)
+	}
+	var claims struct {
+		Sub               string `json:"sub"`
+		Email             string `json:"email"`
+		PreferredUsername string `json:"preferred_username"`
+		Name              string `json:"name"`
+	}
+	if err := idTok.Claims(&claims); err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("claims decode: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Pick the most useful display name.
+	displayName := claims.Name
+	if displayName == "" {
+		displayName = claims.PreferredUsername
+	}
+	if displayName == "" {
+		displayName = claims.Email
+	}
+	if claims.Sub == "" {
+		return "", "", errors.New("id_token missing sub claim")
+	}
+	// Mint one-time ticket (60s, single-use).
+	t := randomBase64URL(32)
+	s.tickets.Store(t, &ticketEntry{
+		userID:    claims.Sub,
+		email:     claims.Email,
+		name:      displayName,
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(60 * time.Second),
+	})
+	redirect = entry.postRedir
+	if redirect == "" {
+		redirect = "/"
+	}
+	return t, redirect, nil
+}
+
+// ExchangeTicket validates the ticket and returns a signed session JWT
+// + its expiry. Single-use; deleted on first read regardless of result.
+func (s *Service) ExchangeTicket(ticket string) (jwt string, expiresAt time.Time, user UserClaims, err error) {
+	if ticket == "" {
+		err = errors.New("missing ticket")
+		return
+	}
+	v, ok := s.tickets.LoadAndDelete(ticket)
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("unknown ticket (expired, used, or invalid)")
+		return
+	}
+	entry := v.(*ticketEntry)
+	if time.Now().After(entry.expiresAt) {
+		err = errors.New("ticket expired")
+		return
+	}
+	user = UserClaims{
+		Sub:   entry.userID,
+		Email: entry.email,
+		Name:  entry.name,
+	}
+	expiresAt = time.Now().Add(s.sessionTTL)
+	jwt, err = s.signSession(user, expiresAt)
+	return
+}
+
+// UserClaims is what a session cookie carries. Kept tiny: sub + email
+// + name. Anything heavier (roles, group memberships) should hit
+// /api/auth/me which can re-derive on demand.
+type UserClaims struct {
+	Sub   string `json:"sub"`
+	Email string `json:"email"`
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+func (s *Service) signSession(u UserClaims, expiresAt time.Time) (string, error) {
+	tok := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.MapClaims{
+		"sub":   u.Sub,
+		"email": u.Email,
+		"name":  u.Name,
+		"exp":   expiresAt.Unix(),
+	})
+	return tok.SignedString(s.sessionSecret)
+}
+
+// VerifySession parses a session JWT and returns the claims if valid.
+// Used by auth middleware.
+func (s *Service) VerifySession(raw string) (*UserClaims, error) {
+	tok, err := jwt.Parse(raw, func(t *jwt.Token) (any, error) {
+		if t.Method != jwt.SigningMethodHS256 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected signing method: %v", t.Header["alg"])
+		}
+		return s.sessionSecret, nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	claims, ok := tok.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+	if !ok || !tok.Valid {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid token")
+	}
+	sub, _ := claims["sub"].(string)
+	email, _ := claims["email"].(string)
+	name, _ := claims["name"].(string)
+	if sub == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("token missing sub")
+	}
+	return &UserClaims{Sub: sub, Email: email, Name: name}, nil
+}
+
+// SweepExpired removes expired state + ticket entries. Call from a
+// background goroutine every ~1min so the maps don't grow unbounded
+// on a forever-running process.
+func (s *Service) SweepExpired() {
+	now := time.Now()
+	s.state.Range(func(k, v any) bool {
+		if e, ok := v.(*stateEntry); ok && now.After(e.expiresAt) {
+			s.state.Delete(k)
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	s.tickets.Range(func(k, v any) bool {
+		if e, ok := v.(*ticketEntry); ok && now.After(e.expiresAt) {
+			s.tickets.Delete(k)
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
+// randomBase64URL returns a URL-safe random string of the given byte length
+// (so the resulting string is ~1.3x longer after base64). Panics on
+// crypto/rand failure (the process is doomed anyway).
+func randomBase64URL(n int) string {
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
+		panic("rand: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(b)
+}
+
+// pkceS256 returns the BASE64URL(SHA256(verifier)) PKCE code challenge.
+func pkceS256(verifier string) string {
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(verifier))
+	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(h[:])
+}
+
+// hashCallbackHint is a tiny utility for logging callback errors
+// without dumping the raw URL (which may contain tokens). Not used in
+// hot path; here so callers can build observability later.
+func hashCallbackHint(u *url.URL) string {
+	if u == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(u.Path + "?" + u.RawQuery))
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h[:6])
+}
+
+// silence unused — keep available for future logging.
+var _ = hashCallbackHint

main.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/config"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/db"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/httpapi"
+	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/oidc"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/orchestrator"
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Dialectic.Backend/internal/store"
 )
@@ -61,9 +62,38 @@ func main() {
 		cfg.OrchestratorTickInterval)
 	go ticker.Run(ctx)
 
+	// OIDC service — session JWT signing key MUST be stable across
+	// restarts (rotating invalidates every active session, which is
+	// the desired effect for emergency revocation only). Loaded from
+	// SESSION_SIGNING_KEY env; if empty in dev mode we synthesize a
+	// random key so dev still works (every restart logs everyone out).
+	signingKey := []byte(cfg.SessionSigningKey)
+	if len(signingKey) == 0 {
+		if !cfg.IsDev() {
+			log.Fatalf("config: SESSION_SIGNING_KEY required in prod mode")
+		}
+		signingKey = []byte("dev-only-unstable-key-restarts-invalidate-sessions")
+		log.Printf("oidc: using ephemeral dev session signing key (set SESSION_SIGNING_KEY for stable)")
+	}
+	oidcSvc := oidc.NewService(conn, signingKey, 24*time.Hour)
+	// Sweep expired state/ticket entries every minute so sync.Map
+	// doesn't grow unbounded.
+	go func() {
+		t := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
+		defer t.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-t.C:
+				oidcSvc.SweepExpired()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              cfg.HTTPAddr,
-		Handler:           httpapi.Mount(cfg, conn, Version),
+		Handler:           httpapi.Mount(cfg, conn, oidcSvc, Version),
 		ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 	}