lynx browsers get stuck in an infinite loop trying to agree to SSO prompt

Bug #966142 reported by Paul Sladen
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical SSO provider
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

lynx 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers/+bug/933562/+addcomment'

results in an infinite loop with the Ubuntu SSO "Continue" login.

Ideally it should still be possible to upload huge files straight to Launchpad from a remote server, without having to do it locally from Firefox.

Tags: browser
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

It works fine for me as long as I accept cookies. Are you sure you didn't reject them?

Changed in launchpad:
status: New → Incomplete
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

After the two-factor step I get:

  Sign in

   If you proceed, the following information will be available to Launchpad:
     * [X] Full name: Paul Sladen
     * [X] Email address: <email address hidden>

   (Submit) Yes, sign me in or cancel

Clicking "Submit" goes via "+openid-callback", "+addcomment", "+addcomment/+login" then:

  Continue

is shown. Clicking that via "+decide" and back to the "Sign in, If you proceed" again.

All cookies offered have been accepted.

Changed in launchpad:
status: Incomplete → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
tags: added: broweser
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Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote :

This is an SSO problem, you're never getting redirected back to the LP site. That said, we don't support lynx - see bug 586908 for details (it's cookie handling is different to all the mainstream browsers and incompatible with working sessions).

tags: added: browser
removed: broweser
summary: - Regression: +addcomment no longer works from 'lynx' browser
+ lynx browsers get stuck in an infinite loop trying to agree to SSO
+ prompt
affects: launchpad → canonical-identity-provider
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

Lifeless: thanks for the update/definitive answer.

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Daniel Manrique (roadmr) wrote :

This now works properly, even if the user experience for SSO with Lynx is awkward.

Changed in canonical-identity-provider:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

Thank you Daniel!

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