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Test the OAuth device code flow on a second screen — September 11 review
Exercise expiry, denial, slow polling, and account switching with disposable identities.
Readiness check
Is the handoff ready?
Use this table before you send the first ticket. Fix the weak spots while access is still limited.
| Area | Ready | Needs work |
|---|---|---|
| Question | One observable OAuth device authorization outcome | A request to inspect the whole system |
| Fixture | disposable identities and device codes for approval, denial, expiry, slow-down, and account switch cases | Customer data or shared credentials |
| Evidence | device code hash, user code state, polling interval, authorization identity, response, expiry, and token audience | A pass label without observed values |
| Approval | The identity owner approves scopes, token lifetime, client registration, and production policy. | The contractor changes production alone |
Reproduce the OAuth device authorization failure safely
The device keeps polling after expiry, accepts the wrong account, or reveals too much through the user code. Start with one case that can fail without touching customer records or production infrastructure. Write the expected result, stop condition, and reviewer beside the fixture.
Use disposable identities and device codes for approval, denial, expiry, slow-down, and account switch cases. Label every identity and artifact so a reviewer can distinguish test evidence from a live record.
Leave enough evidence for a second person — September 11 review
Capture device code hash, user code state, polling interval, authorization identity, response, expiry, and token audience. Include the source revision and test time. If behavior changes between runs, retain both results.
The identity owner approves scopes, token lifetime, client registration, and production policy. A remote programmer can prepare the fixture, run bounded checks, and explain the result. New policy, privileged access, and release approval stay with the named owner.
Copy-ready brief
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Test one bounded OAuth device authorization case against written acceptance rules.
disposable identities and device codes for approval, denial, expiry, slow-down, and account switch cases
Record device code hash, user code state, polling interval, authorization identity, response, expiry, and token audience.
The identity owner approves scopes, token lifetime, client registration, and production policy.
Buyer questions
Questions about planning the role
What should the first run prove?
It should show the expected OAuth device authorization result for one controlled fixture.
What belongs in the handoff?
Include device code hash, user code state, polling interval, authorization identity, response, expiry, and token audience, the source revision, and any untested condition.
Who approves a production change?
The identity owner approves scopes, token lifetime, client registration, and production policy.
Sources
Planning references
These links explain the security, code review, and worker classification points used in this guide.
- NIST Secure Software Development FrameworkNIST guidance for managing software development risk.
- GitHub pull request reviewsFirst-party documentation for review and approval.