replace 403 with 401 status code

docs/source/jwt/middleware.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Setup
 -----
 
 ``JWTMiddleware`` wraps an ASGI app, and ensures a valid token is passed in the header.
-Otherwise a 403 error is returned. If the token is valid, the corresponding
+Otherwise a 401 error is returned. If the token is valid, the corresponding
 ``user_id`` is added to the ASGI ``scope``.
 
 blacklist

piccolo_api/jwt_auth/middleware.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import jwt
 from piccolo.apps.user.tables import BaseUser
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
+from starlette.status import HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 from starlette.types import ASGIApp
 
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ async def get_user(
     async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
         """
         Add the user_id to the scope if a JWT token is available, and the user
-        is recognised, otherwise raise a 403 HTTP error.
+        is recognised, otherwise raise a 401 HTTP error.
         """
         allow_unauthenticated = self.allow_unauthenticated
 
@@ -142,7 +143,10 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail=error)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    detail=error,
+                )
 
         if await self.blacklist.in_blacklist(token):
             error = JWTError.token_revoked.value
@@ -154,7 +158,10 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail=error)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    detail=error,
+                )
 
         try:
             token_dict = jwt.decode(token, self.secret, algorithms=["HS256"])
@@ -168,7 +175,10 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail=error)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    detail=error,
+                )
         except jwt.exceptions.InvalidSignatureError:
             error = JWTError.token_invalid.value
             if allow_unauthenticated:
@@ -179,7 +189,10 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail=error)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    detail=error,
+                )
 
         user = await self.get_user(token_dict)
         if user is None:
@@ -192,7 +205,10 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail=error)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                    detail=error,
+                )
 
         await self.asgi(
             extend_scope(scope, {"user_id": user.id}), receive, send

piccolo_api/mfa/endpoints.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from starlette.endpoints import HTTPEndpoint
 from starlette.requests import Request
 from starlette.responses import HTMLResponse, JSONResponse
+from starlette.status import HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 from piccolo_api.mfa.provider import MFAProvider
 from piccolo_api.shared.auth.styles import Styles
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def _render_cancel_template(
         template = environment.get_template("mfa_cancel.html")
 
         return HTMLResponse(
-            status_code=400,
+            status_code=HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             content=template.render(
                 styles=self._styles,
                 csrftoken=request.scope.get("csrftoken"),
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ async def post(self, request: Request):
                 ):
                     return self._render_register_template(
                         request=request,
-                        status_code=403,
+                        status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                         extra_context={"error": "Incorrect password"},
                     )
 

piccolo_api/session_auth/endpoints.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     PlainTextResponse,
     RedirectResponse,
 )
-from starlette.status import HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER
+from starlette.status import HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER, HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 from piccolo_api.mfa.provider import MFAProvider
 from piccolo_api.session_auth.tables import SessionsBase
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         cookie = request.cookies.get(self._cookie_name, None)
         if not cookie:
             raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=401, detail="The session cookie wasn't found."
+                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail="The session cookie wasn't found.",
             )
         await self._session_table.remove_session(token=cookie)
 
@@ -204,11 +205,14 @@ def _get_error_response(
     ) -> Response:
         if response_format == "html":
             return self._render_template(
-                request, template_context={"error": error}, status_code=401
+                request,
+                template_context={"error": error},
+                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
         else:
             return PlainTextResponse(
-                status_code=401, content=f"Login failed: {error}"
+                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                content=f"Login failed: {error}",
             )
 
     async def get(self, request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                     )
                 else:
                     raise HTTPException(
-                        status_code=401, detail=validate_response
+                        status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                        detail=validate_response,
                     )
 
         # Attempt login
@@ -314,7 +319,8 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                             )
                         else:
                             raise HTTPException(
-                                status_code=401, detail=message
+                                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                                detail=message,
                             )
 
                     # Work out which MFA provider to use:
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
 
                         if mfa_provider_name is None:
                             raise HTTPException(
-                                status_code=401,
+                                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                                 detail="MFA provider must be specified",
                             )
 
@@ -337,13 +343,13 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
 
                         if len(filtered_mfa_providers) == 0:
                             raise HTTPException(
-                                status_code=401,
+                                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                                 detail="MFA provider not recognised.",
                             )
 
                         if len(filtered_mfa_providers) > 1:
                             raise HTTPException(
-                                status_code=401,
+                                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                                 detail=(
                                     "Multiple matching MFA providers found."
                                 ),
@@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                             )
                         else:
                             raise HTTPException(
-                                status_code=401,
+                                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                                 detail="MFA failed",
                             )
 
@@ -404,7 +410,9 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
                     },
                 )
             else:
-                raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Login failed")
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Login failed"
+                )
 
         now = datetime.now()
         expiry_date = now + self._session_expiry

piccolo_api/shared/middleware/junction.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
 from starlette.routing import Router
+from starlette.status import HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
 from starlette.types import Receive, Scope, Send
 
 
@@ -22,4 +23,4 @@ async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
             else:
                 return
 
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)

piccolo_api/token_auth/endpoints.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from starlette.endpoints import HTTPEndpoint
 from starlette.requests import Request
 from starlette.responses import JSONResponse, Response
+from starlette.status import HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 from .tables import TokenAuth
 
@@ -61,11 +62,12 @@ async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
             else:
                 return Response(
                     content="The credentials were incorrect",
-                    status_code=401,
+                    status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                 )
         else:
             return Response(
-                content="No credentials were found.", status_code=401
+                content="No credentials were found.",
+                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
 
 

tests/jwt_auth/test_jwt_middleware.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_empty_token(self):
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPException):
             response = client.get("/")
 
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
             self.assertEqual(
                 response.json()["detail"], JWTError.token_not_found.value
             )
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_expired_token(self):
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPException):
             response = client.get("/", headers=headers)
 
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
             self.assertEqual(
                 response.json()["detail"], JWTError.token_expired.value
             )
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_wrong_secret(self):
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPException):
             response = client.get("/", headers=headers)
 
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
             self.assertEqual(
                 response.json()["detail"], JWTError.token_invalid.value
             )
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def test_missing_expiry(self):
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPException):
             response = client.get("/", headers=headers)
 
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
             self.assertEqual(
                 response.json()["detail"], JWTError.token_expired.value
             )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_token_without_user_id(self):
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPException):
             response = client.get("/", headers=headers)
 
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
             self.assertEqual(response.content, b"")
 
         # allow_unauthenticated