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meet/src/backend/core/authentication/livekit.py
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lebaudantoine 5d7a54e809 ♻️(backend) use Authorization header for LiveKit token authentication
Replace passing the LiveKit JWT in the request body with the
Authorization header, following standard authentication practices.

Extend the LiveKit authentication backend usage across additional
endpoints.

This also raises questions about how clients should securely
retrieve LiveKit tokens, to be addressed later.
2026-04-09 00:37:43 +02:00

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"""Authentication using LiveKit token for the Meet core app."""
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
from livekit.api import TokenVerifier
from rest_framework import authentication, exceptions
UserModel = get_user_model()
class LiveKitTokenAuthentication(authentication.BaseAuthentication):
"""Authenticate using LiveKit token and load the associated Django user."""
def authenticate(self, request):
auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
if not auth_header:
return None # No authentication attempted
parts = auth_header.split()
if len(parts) != 2 or parts[0].lower() != "bearer":
raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(
"Authorization header must be: Bearer <token>"
)
token = parts[1]
try:
verifier = TokenVerifier(
api_key=settings.LIVEKIT_CONFIGURATION["api_key"],
api_secret=settings.LIVEKIT_CONFIGURATION["api_secret"],
)
claims = verifier.verify(token)
user_id = claims.identity
if not user_id:
raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed("Token missing user identity")
try:
user = UserModel.objects.get(sub=user_id)
except UserModel.DoesNotExist:
user = AnonymousUser()
return (user, claims)
except Exception as e:
raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(
f"Invalid LiveKit token: {str(e)}"
) from e