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The Back-Channel Login endpoint enables applications to send an authentication request to a user’s phone, or the authentication device, provided they have an app installed and are enrolled for [push notifications using the Guardian SDK](/secure/multi-factor-authentication/auth0-guardian#enroll-in-push-notifications).
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Use the Back-Channel Login endpoint to authenticate users for the following use cases:
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- Users are not in front of the application that requires authentication, such as when they're telephoning a call center.
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- The consumption device, or the device that helps the user consume a service, is insecure for sensitive operations e.g. web browser for financial transactions.
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- The consumption device has limited interactive capability e.g. e-bicycles or e-scooters.
|`client_id` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Client ID of your application. |
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|`binding_message` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Human-readable string displayed on both the device calling `/bc-authorize` and the user’s authentication device (e.g. phone) to ensure the user is approves the correct request. For example: `ABC-123-XYZ`. |
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|`login_hint` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | String containing information about the user to contact for authentication. It uses the [IETF9493 standard for Subject Identifiers for Security Event Tokens](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9493). Auth0 only supports the [Issuer and Identifier format](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9493#name-issuer-and-subject-identifi). For an example login hint, review the [Remarks](#remarks). |
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|`scope` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Space-separated list of OIDC and custom API scopes. For example: `openid read:timesheets edit:timesheets`. Include `offline_access` to get a refresh token. At a minimum, you must include the scope `openid`. |
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|`audience` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Optional</span> | Unique identifier of the audience for an issued token. If you require an access token for an API, pass the unique identifier of the target API you want to access. |
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|`request_expiry` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Optional</span> | To configure a custom expiry time in seconds for this request, pass a number between 1 and 300. If not provided, expiry defaults to 300 seconds. |
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### Response Body
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If the request is successful, you should receive a response like the following:
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```http
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{
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"auth_req_id": "eyJh...",
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"expires_in": 300,
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"interval": 5
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}
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```
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The `auth_req_id` value should be kept as it is used later in the flow to identify the authentication request.
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The `expires_in` value tells you how many seconds you have until the authentication request expires.
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The `interval` value tells you how many seconds you must wait between poll requests.
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The request should be approved or rejected on the user’s authentication device using the Guardian SDK.
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### Remarks
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The following code sample is an example login hint:
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```http
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"format": "iss_sub",
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"iss": "https://[TENANT_DOMAIN]/",
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"sub": "auth0|[USER ID]"
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}
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```
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White space is not significant. Replace the `[TENANT_DOMAIN]` with your tenant domain or custom domain. Replace the `[USER ID]` with a valid `user_id` for the authorizing user returned from the [User Search APIs](https://auth0.com/docs/manage-users/user-search).
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Include an optional parameter for application authentication in the request:
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- Client Secret with HTTP Basic auth, in which case no parameters are required. The `client_id` and `client_secret` are passed in a header.
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- Client Secret Post, in which case the `client_id` and `client_secret` are required.
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- Private Key JWT, where the `client_id`, `client_assertion` and `client_assertion` type are required.
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- mTLS, where the `client_id` parameter is required and the `client-certificate` and `client-certificate-ca-verified` headers are required.
To check on the status of a Back-Channel Login flow, poll the `/oauth/token` endpoint at regular intervals by passing the following:
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-`auth_req_id` returned from the call to `/bc-authorize`
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-`urn:openid:params:grant-type:ciba` grant type
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### Request Parameters
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| Parameter | Description |
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|:-----------------|:------------|
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|`client_id` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Client ID of your application |
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|`auth_req_id` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Used to reference the authentication request. Returned from the call to `/bc-authorize`|
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|`grant_type` <br/><spanclass="label label-danger">Required</span> | Must be set to `urn:openid:params:grant-type:ciba`|
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### Response Body
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If the authorizing user has not yet approved or rejected the request, you should receive a response like the following:
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```http
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"error": "authorization_pending",
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"error_description": "The end-user authorization is pending"
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}
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```
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If the authorizing user rejects the request, you should receive a response like the following:
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```http
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"error": "access_denied",
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"error_description": "The end-user denied the authorization request or it
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has been expired"
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}
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```
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If you are polling too quickly (faster than the interval value returned from `/bc-authorize`), you should receive a response like the following:
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```http
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"error": "slow_down",
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"error_description": "You are polling faster than allowed. Try again in 10 seconds."
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}
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```
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In addition, Auth0 will add the the [Retry-After](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header to the response indicating how many seconds to wait before attempting to poll again. If you consistently poll too frequently, the number of seconds you must wait increases.
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If the authorizing user has approved the push notification, the call returns the ID token and access token (and potentially a refresh token):
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```http
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"access_token": "eyJh...",
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"id_token": "eyJh...",
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"expires_in": 86400,
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"scope": "openid"
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}
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```
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Once you have exchanged an `auth_req_id` for an ID or access token, it is no longer usable.
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### Remarks
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Include an optional parameter for application authentication in the request:
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- Client Secret with HTTP Basic auth, in which case no parameters are required. The `client_id` and `client_secret` are passed in a header.
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- Client Secret Post, in which case the `client_id` and `client_secret` are required.
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- Private Key JWT, where the `client_id`, `client_assertion` and `client_assertion` type are required.
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- mTLS, where the `client_id` parameter is required and the `client-certificate` and `client-certificate-ca-verified` headers are required.
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