pypomes-iam 0.2.9__py3-none-any.whl → 0.7.0__py3-none-any.whl

pypomes_iam/iam_common.py

@@ -1,427 +1,388 @@
-import json
 import requests
-import secrets
-import string
 import sys
-from cachetools import Cache
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import StrEnum
-from flask import Request
+from enum import StrEnum, auto
 from logging import Logger
 from pypomes_core import TZ_LOCAL, exc_format
 from pypomes_crypto import crypto_jwk_convert
+from threading import RLock
 from typing import Any, Final
 
 
 class IamServer(StrEnum):
-    IAM_JUSRBR = "iam-jusbr",
-    IAM_KEYCLOAK = "iam-keycloak"
+    """
+    Supported IAM servers.
+    """
+    JUSBR = auto()
+    KEYCLOAK = auto()
+
 
+class IamParam(StrEnum):
+    """
+    Parameters for configuring *IAM* servers.
+    """
+    ADMIN_ID = "admin-id"
+    ADMIN_SECRET = "admin-secret"
+    CLIENT_ID = "client-id"
+    CLIENT_REALM = "client-realm"
+    CLIENT_SECRET = "client-secret"
+    ENDPOINT_CALLBACK = "endpoint-callback"
+    ENDPOINT_LOGIN = "endpoint-login"
+    ENDPOINT_LOGOUT = "endpoint_logout"
+    ENDPOINT_TOKEN = "endpoint-token"
+    ENDPOINT_EXCHANGE = "endpoint-exchange"
+    LOGIN_TIMEOUT = "login-timeout"
+    PK_EXPIRATION = "pk-expiration"
+    PK_LIFETIME = "pk-lifetime"
+    PUBLIC_KEY = "public-key"
+    RECIPIENT_ATTR = "recipient-attr"
+    URL_BASE = "url-base"
+    USERS = "users"
+
+
+class UserParam(StrEnum):
+    """
+    Parameters for handling *IAM* users.
+    """
+    ACCESS_TOKEN = "access-token"
+    REFRESH_TOKEN = "refresh-token"
+    ACCESS_EXPIRATION = "access-expiration"
+    REFRESH_EXPIRATION = "refresh-expiration"
+    # transient attributes
+    LOGIN_EXPIRATION = "login-expiration"
+    LOGIN_ID = "login-id"
+    REDIRECT_URI = "redirect-uri"
+
+
+# The configuration parameters for the IAM servers are specified dynamically dynamically with *iam_setup()*
+# Specifying configuration parameters with environment variables can be done in two ways:
+#
+# 1. for a single *IAM* server, specify the data set
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ADMIN_ID*             (optional, needed if administrative duties are performed)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ADMIN_PWD*            (optional, needed if administrative duties are performed)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_CLIENT_ID*            (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_CLIENT_REALM*         (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_CLIENT_SECRET*        (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_CALLBACK*    (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_EXCHANGE*    (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_LOGIN*       (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_LOGOUT*      (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_PROVIDER*    (optional, needed if requesting tokens to providers)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_ENDPOINT_TOKEN*       (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_LOGIN_TIMEOUT*        (optional, defaults to no timeout)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_PK_LIFETIME*          (optional, defaults to non-terminating lifetime)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_RECIPIENT_ATTR*       (required)
+#       - *<APP_PREFIX>_IAM_URL_BASE*             (required)
+#
+# 2. for multiple *IAM* servers, specify the data set above for each server,
+#    respectively replacing *IAM* with a name in *IamServer* (currently, *JUSBR* and *KEYCLOAK* are supported).
+#
+# 3. the parameters *PUBLIC_KEY*, *PK_EXPIRATION*, and *USERS* cannot be assigned values,
+#    as they are reserved for internal use
 
 # registry structure:
 # { <IamServer>:
 #    {
+#       "base-url": <str>,
+#       "admin-id": <str>,
+#       "admin-secret": <str>,
 #       "client-id": <str>,
 #       "client-secret": <str>,
+#       "client-realm": <str,
 #       "client-timeout": <int>,
-#       "public_key": <str>,
+#       "recipient-attr": <str>,
+#       "public-key": <str>,
 #       "pk-lifetime": <int>,
 #       "pk-expiration": <int>,
-#       "base-url": <str>,
-#       "logger": <Logger>,
-#       "cache": <FIFOCache>,
-#       "redirect-uri": <str>  <-- transient
+#       "users": {}
 #    },
 #    ...
 # }
-# data in "cache":
+# data in "users":
 # {
-#    "users": {
-#       "<user-id>": {
-#          "access-token": <str>
-#          "refresh-token": <str>
-#          "access-expiration": <timestamp>,
-#          "refresh-expiration": <timestamp>,
-#          "login-expiration": <timestamp>,    <-- transient
-#          "login-id": <str>,                  <-- transient
-#       }
-#    },
+#   "<user-id>": {
+#      "access-token": <str>
+#      "refresh-token": <str>
+#      "access-expiration": <timestamp>,
+#      "refresh-expiration": <timestamp>,
+#      # transient attributes
+#      "login-expiration": <timestamp>,
+#      "login-id": <str>,
+#      "redirect-uri": <str>
+#   },
 #   ...
 # }
-IAM_SERVERS: Final[dict[IamServer, dict[str, Any]]] = {}
+_IAM_SERVERS: Final[dict[IamServer, dict[IamParam, Any]]] = {}
 
 
-def _service_login(registry: dict[str, Any],
-                   args: dict[str, Any],
-                   logger: Logger | None) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """
-    Build the callback URL for redirecting the request to the IAM's authentication page.
-
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :param args: the arguments passed when requesting the service
-    :param logger: optional logger
-    :return: the callback URL, with the appropriate parameters
-    """
-    # retrieve user data
-    oauth_state: str = "".join(secrets.choice(string.ascii_letters + string.digits) for _ in range(16))
-
-    # build the user data
-    #   ('oauth_state' is a randomly-generated string, thus 'user_data' is always a new entry)
-    user_data: dict[str, Any] = _get_user_data(registry=registry,
-                                               user_id=oauth_state,
-                                               logger=logger)
-    user_id: str = args.get("user-id") or args.get("user_id") or args.get("login")
-    user_data["login-id"] = user_id
-    timeout: int = _get_login_timeout(registry=registry)
-    user_data["login-expiration"] = int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp()) + timeout if timeout else None
-    redirect_uri: str = args.get("redirect-uri")
-    registry["redirect-uri"] = redirect_uri
-
-    # build the login url
-    return {
-        "login-url": (f"{registry["base-url"]}/protocol/openid-connect/auth"
-                      f"?response_type=code&scope=openid"
-                      f"&client_id={registry["client-id"]}"
-                      f"&redirect_uri={redirect_uri}"
-                      f"&state={oauth_state}")
-    }
-
-
-def _service_logout(registry: dict[str, Any],
-                    args: dict[str, Any],
-                    logger: Logger | None) -> None:
-    """
-    Remove all data associating *user_id* from *registry*.
-
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :param args: the arguments passed when requesting the service
-    :param logger: optional logger
-    """
-    # remove the user data
-    user_id: str = args.get("user-id") or args.get("login")
-    if user_id:
-        cache: Cache = registry["cache"]
-        users: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = cache.get("users")
-        if user_id in users:
-            users.pop(user_id)
-            if logger:
-                logger.debug(msg=f"User '{user_id}' removed from the registry")
+# the lock protecting the data in '_IAM_SERVERS'
+# (because it is 'Final' and set at declaration time, it can be accessed through simple imports)
+_iam_lock: Final[RLock] = RLock()
 
 
-def _service_callback(registry: dict[str, Any],
-                      args: dict[str, Any],
-                      errors: list[str],
-                      logger: Logger | None) -> tuple[str, str]:
+def _iam_server_from_endpoint(endpoint: str,
+                              errors: list[str] | None,
+                              logger: Logger | None) -> IamServer | None:
     """
-    Entry point for the callback from JusBR via the front-end application on authentication operation.
+    Retrieve the registered *IAM* server associated with the service's invocation *endpoint*.
 
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :param args: the arguments passed when requesting the service
-    :param errors: incidental errors
+    :param endpoint: the service's invocation endpoint
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
     :param logger: optional logger
+    :return: the corresponding *IAM* server, or *None* if one could not be obtained
     """
-    from .token_pomes import token_validate
-
     # initialize the return variable
-    result: tuple[str, str] | None = None
-
-    # retrieve the users authentication data
-    cache: Cache = registry["cache"]
-    users: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = cache.get("users")
-
-    # validate the OAuth2 state
-    oauth_state: str = args.get("state")
-    user_data: dict[str, Any] | None = None
-    if oauth_state:
-        for user, data in users.items():
-            if user == oauth_state:
-                user_data = data
-                break
-
-    # exchange 'code' for the token
-    if user_data:
-        expiration: int = user_data["login-expiration"] or sys.maxsize
-        if int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp()) > expiration:
-            errors.append("Operation timeout")
-        else:
-            users.pop(oauth_state)
-            code: str = args.get("code")
-            body_data: dict[str, Any] = {
-                "grant_type": "authorization_code",
-                "code": code,
-                "redirect_uri": registry.get("redirect-uri"),
-            }
-            token = _post_for_token(registry=registry,
-                                    user_data=user_data,
-                                    body_data=body_data,
-                                    errors=errors,
-                                    logger=logger)
-            # retrieve the token's claims
-            if not errors:
-                public_key: str = _get_public_key(registry=registry,
-                                                  logger=logger)
-                token_claims: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = token_validate(token=token,
-                                                                         issuer=registry["base-url"],
-                                                                         public_key=public_key,
-                                                                         errors=errors,
-                                                                         logger=logger)
-                if not errors:
-                    token_user: str = token_claims["payload"].get("preferred_username")
-                    login_id = user_data.pop("login-id", None)
-                    if not login_id or (login_id == token_user):
-                        users[token_user] = user_data
-                        result = (token_user, token)
-                    else:
-                        errors.append(f"Token was issued to user '{token_user}'")
-    else:
-        errors.append("Unknown state received")
+    result: IamServer | None = None
 
-    if errors and logger:
-        logger.error(msg="; ".join(errors))
+    for iam_server in _IAM_SERVERS:
+        if endpoint.startswith(iam_server):
+            result = iam_server
+            break
+
+    if not result:
+        msg: str = f"Unable to find a IAM server to service endpoint '{endpoint}'"
+        if logger:
+            logger.error(msg=msg)
+        if isinstance(errors, list):
+            errors.append(msg)
 
     return result
 
 
-def _service_token(registry: dict[str, Any],
-                   args: dict[str, Any],
-                   errors: list[str] = None,
-                   logger: Logger = None) -> str:
+def _iam_server_from_issuer(issuer: str,
+                            errors: list[str] | None,
+                            logger: Logger | None) -> IamServer | None:
     """
-    Retrieve the authentication token for user *user_id*.
+    Retrieve the registered *IAM* server associated with the token's *issuer*.
 
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :param args: the arguments passed when requesting the service
+    :param issuer: the token's issuer
     :param errors: incidental error messages
     :param logger: optional logger
-    :return: the token for *user_id*, or *None* if error
+    :return: the corresponding *IAM* server, or *None* if one could not be obtained
     """
     # initialize the return variable
-    result: str | None = None
+    result: IamServer | None = None
 
-    user_id: str = args.get("user-id") or args.get("user_id") or args.get("login")
-    user_data: dict[str, Any] = _get_user_data(registry=registry,
-                                               user_id=user_id,
-                                               logger=logger)
-    err_msg: str | None = None
-    token: str = user_data["access-token"]
-    if token:
-        access_expiration: int = user_data.get("access-expiration")
-        now: int = int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp())
-        if now < access_expiration:
-            result = token
-        else:
-            # access token has expired
-            refresh_token: str = user_data["refresh-token"]
-            if refresh_token:
-                refresh_expiration = user_data["refresh-expiration"]
-                if now < refresh_expiration:
-                    body_data: dict[str, str] = {
-                        "grant_type": "refresh_token",
-                        "refresh_token": refresh_token
-                    }
-                    result = _post_for_token(registry=registry,
-                                             user_data=user_data,
-                                             body_data=body_data,
-                                             errors=errors,
-                                             logger=logger)
-                else:
-                    # refresh token has expired
-                    err_msg = "Access and refresh tokens expired"
-            else:
-                err_msg = "Access token expired, no refresh token available"
-    else:
-        err_msg = f"User '{user_id}' not authenticated"
-    
-    if err_msg and (logger or isinstance(errors, list)):
-        err_msg: str = f"User '{user_id}' not authenticated"
-        if isinstance(errors, list):
-            errors.append(err_msg)
+    for iam_server, registry in _IAM_SERVERS.items():
+        base_url: str = f"{registry[IamParam.URL_BASE]}/realms/{registry[IamParam.CLIENT_REALM]}"
+        if base_url == issuer:
+            result = IamServer(iam_server)
+            break
+
+    if not result:
+        msg: str = f"Unable to find a IAM server associated with token issuer '{issuer}'"
         if logger:
-            logger.error(msg=err_msg)
-            logger.error(msg=err_msg)
+            logger.error(msg=msg)
+        if isinstance(errors, list):
+            errors.append(msg)
 
     return result
 
 
-def _get_public_key(registry: dict[str, Any],
+def _get_public_key(iam_server: IamServer,
+                    errors: list[str] | None,
                     logger: Logger | None) -> str:
     """
-    Obtain the public key used by the *IAM* to sign the authentication tokens.
+    Obtain the public key used by *iam_server* to sign the authentication tokens.
+
+    This is accomplished by requesting the token issuer for its *JWKS* (JSON Web Key Set),
+    containing the public keys used for various purposes, as indicated in the attribute *use*:
+        - *enc*: the key is intended for encryption
+        - *sig*: the key is intended for digital signature
+        - *wrap*: the key is intended for key wrapping
+
+    A typical JWKS set has the following format (for simplicity, 'n' and 'x5c' are truncated):
+        {
+            "keys": [
+                {
+                    "kid": "X2QEcSQ4Tg2M2EK6s2nhRHZH_GwD_zxZtiWVwP4S0tg",
+                    "kty": "RSA",
+                    "alg": "RSA256",
+                    "use": "sig",
+                    "n": "tQmDmyM3tMFt5FMVMbqbQYpaDPf6A5l4e_kTVDBiHrK_bRlGfkk8hYm5SNzNzCZ...",
+                    "e": "AQAB",
+                    "x5c": [
+                        "MIIClzCCAX8CBgGZY0bqrTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADAPMQ0wCwYDVQQDDARpanVk..."
+                    ],
+                    "x5t": "MHfVp4kBjEZuYOtiaaGsfLCL15Q",
+                    "x5t#S256": "QADezSLgD8emuonBz8hn8ghTnxo7AHX4NVNkr4luEhk"
+                },
+                ...
+            ]
+        }
 
-    The public key is saved in *registry*.
+    Once the signature key is obtained, it is converted from its original *JWK* (JSON Web Key) format
+    to *PEM* (Privacy-Enhanced Mail) format. The public key is saved in *iam_server*'s registry.
 
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :return: the public key, in *PEM* format
+    :param iam_server: the reference registered *IAM* server
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
+    :param logger: optional logger
+    :return: the public key in *PEM* format, or *None* if error
     """
     # initialize the return variable
     result: str | None = None
 
-    now: int = int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp())
-    if now > registry["pk-expiration"]:
-        # obtain a new public key
-        url: str = f"{registry["base-url"]}/protocol/openid-connect/certs"
-        if logger:
-            logger.debug(msg=f"GET '{url}'")
-        response: requests.Response = requests.get(url=url)
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            # request succeeded
+    registry: dict[str, Any] = _get_iam_registry(iam_server=iam_server,
+                                                 errors=errors,
+                                                 logger=logger)
+    if registry:
+        now: int = int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp())
+        if now > registry[IamParam.PK_EXPIRATION]:
+            # obtain the JWKS (JSON Web Key Set) from the token issuer
+            base_url: str = f"{registry[IamParam.URL_BASE]}/realms/{registry[IamParam.CLIENT_REALM]}"
+            url: str = f"{base_url}/protocol/openid-connect/certs"
             if logger:
-                logger.debug(msg=f"GET success, status {response.status_code}")
-            reply: dict[str, Any] = response.json()
-            result = crypto_jwk_convert(jwk=reply["keys"][0],
-                                        fmt="PEM")
-            registry["public-key"] = result
-            lifetime: int = registry["pk-lifetime"] or 0
-            registry["pk-expiration"] = now + lifetime
-        elif logger:
-            msg: str = f"GET failure, status {response.status_code}, reason '{response.reason}'"
-            if hasattr(response, "content") and response.content:
-                msg += f", content '{response.content}'"
-            logger.error(msg=msg)
-    else:
-        result = registry["public-key"]
+                logger.debug(msg=f"Obtaining signature public key used by IAM server '{iam_server}'")
+                logger.debug(msg=f"GET {url}")
+            try:
+                response: requests.Response = requests.get(url=url)
+                if response.status_code == 200:
+                    # request succeeded
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.debug(msg=f"GET success, status {response.status_code}")
+                    # select the appropriate JWK
+                    reply: dict[str, list[dict[str, str]]] = response.json()
+                    jwk: dict[str, str] | None = None
+                    for key in reply["keys"]:
+                        if key.get("use") == "sig":
+                            jwk = key
+                            break
+                    if jwk:
+                        # convert from 'JWK' to 'PEM' and save it for further use
+                        result = crypto_jwk_convert(jwk=jwk,
+                                                    fmt="PEM")
+                        registry[IamParam.PUBLIC_KEY] = result
+                        lifetime: int = registry[IamParam.PK_LIFETIME] or 0
+                        registry[IamParam.PK_EXPIRATION] = now + lifetime if lifetime else sys.maxsize
+                        if logger:
+                            logger.debug("Public key obtained and saved")
+                    else:
+                        msg = "Signature public key missing from the token issuer's JWKS"
+                        if logger:
+                            logger.error(msg=msg)
+                        if isinstance(errors, list):
+                            errors.append(msg)
+                elif logger:
+                    msg: str = f"GET failure, status {response.status_code}, reason {response.reason}"
+                    if hasattr(response, "content") and response.content:
+                        msg += f", content {response.content}"
+                    logger.error(msg=msg)
+                    if isinstance(errors, list):
+                        errors.append(msg)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # the operation raised an exception
+                msg = exc_format(exc=e,
+                                 exc_info=sys.exc_info())
+                if logger:
+                    logger.error(msg=msg)
+                if isinstance(errors, list):
+                    errors.append(msg)
+        else:
+            result = registry[IamParam.PUBLIC_KEY]
 
     return result
 
 
-def _get_login_timeout(registry: dict[str, Any]) -> int | None:
+def _get_login_timeout(iam_server: IamServer,
+                       errors: list[str] | None,
+                       logger: Logger) -> int | None:
     """
-    Retrieve from *registry* the timeout currently applicable for the login operation.
+    Retrieve the timeout currently applicable for the login operation.
 
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :return: the current login timeout, or *None* if none has been set.
+    :param iam_server: the reference registered *IAM* server
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
+    :param logger: optional logger
+    :return: the current login timeout, or *None* if the server is unknown or none has been set.
     """
-    timeout: int = registry.get("client-timeout")
-    return timeout if isinstance(timeout, int) and timeout > 0 else None
+    # initialize the return variable
+    result: int | None = None
+
+    registry: dict[str, Any] = _get_iam_registry(iam_server=iam_server,
+                                                 errors=errors,
+                                                 logger=logger)
+    if registry:
+        timeout: int = registry.get("client-timeout")
+        if isinstance(timeout, int) and timeout > 0:
+            result = timeout
+
+    return result
 
 
-def _get_user_data(registry: dict[str, Any],
+def _get_user_data(iam_server: IamServer,
                    user_id: str,
-                   logger: Logger | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                   errors: list[str] | None,
+                   logger: Logger | None) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
     """
-    Retrieve the data for *user_id* from *registry*.
+    Retrieve the data for *user_id* from *iam_server*'s registry.
 
     If an entry is not found for *user_id* in the registry, it is created.
     It will remain there until the user is logged out.
 
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :return: the data for *user_id* in the registry
+    :param iam_server: the reference registered *IAM* server
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
+    :param logger: optional logger
+    :return: the data for *user_id* in *iam_server*'s registry, or *None* if the server is unknown
     """
-    cache: Cache = registry["cache"]
-    users: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = cache.get("users")
-    result: dict[str, Any] = users.get(user_id)
-    if not result:
-        result = {
-            "access-token": None,
-            "refresh-token": None,
-            "access-expiration": int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp()),
-            "refresh-expiration": sys.maxsize
-        }
-        users[user_id] = result
-        if logger:
-            logger.debug(msg=f"Entry for '{user_id}' added to the registry")
-    elif logger:
-        logger.debug(msg=f"Entry for '{user_id}' obtained from the registry")
+    # initialize the return variable
+    result: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+
+    users: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = _get_iam_users(iam_server=iam_server,
+                                                      errors=errors,
+                                                      logger=logger)
+    if isinstance(users, dict):
+        result = users.get(user_id)
+        if not result:
+            result = {
+                UserParam.ACCESS_TOKEN: None,
+                UserParam.REFRESH_TOKEN: None,
+                UserParam.ACCESS_EXPIRATION: int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp()),
+                UserParam.REFRESH_EXPIRATION: sys.maxsize
+            }
+            users[user_id] = result
+            if logger:
+                logger.debug(msg=f"Entry for '{user_id}' added to {iam_server}'s registry")
+        elif logger:
+            logger.debug(msg=f"Entry for '{user_id}' obtained from {iam_server}'s registry")
 
     return result
 
 
-def _post_for_token(registry: dict[str, Any],
-                    user_data: dict[str, Any],
-                    body_data: dict[str, Any],
-                    errors: list[str] | None,
-                    logger: Logger | None) -> str | None:
+def _get_iam_registry(iam_server: IamServer,
+                      errors: list[str] | None,
+                      logger: Logger | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
-    Send a POST request to obtain the authentication token data, and return the access token.
-
-    For token exchange, *body_data* will have the attributes
-        - "grant_type": "authorization_code"
-        - "code": <16-character-random-code>
-        - "redirect_uri": <redirect-uri>
-    For token refresh, *body_data* will have the attributes
-        - "grant_type": "refresh_token"
-        - "refresh_token": <current-refresh-token>
-
-    If the operation is successful, the token data is stored in the registry.
-    Otherwise, *errors* will contain the appropriate error message.
-
-    :param registry: the registry holding the authentication data
-    :param user_data: the user's data in the registry
-    :param body_data: the data to send in the body of the request
-    :param errors: incidental errors
+    Retrieve the registry associated with *iam_server*.
+
+    :param iam_server: the reference registered *IAM* server
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
     :param logger: optional logger
-    :return: the access token obtained, or *None* if error
+    :return: the registry associated with *iam_server*, or *None* if the server is unknown
     """
-    # initialize the return variable
-    result: str | None = None
+    # assign the return variable
+    result: dict[str, Any] = _IAM_SERVERS.get(iam_server)
 
-    # complete the data to send in body of request
-    body_data["client_id"] = registry["client-id"]
-    client_secret: str = registry["client-secret"]
-    if client_secret:
-        body_data["client_secret"] = client_secret
-
-    # obtain the token
-    err_msg: str | None = None
-    url: str = registry["base-url"] + "/protocol/openid-connect/token"
-    now: int = int(datetime.now(tz=TZ_LOCAL).timestamp())
-    if logger:
-        logger.debug(msg=f"POST '{url}', data {json.dumps(obj=body_data,
-                                                          ensure_ascii=False)}")
-    try:
-        # typical return on a token request:
-        # {
-        #   "token_type": "Bearer",
-        #   "access_token": <str>,
-        #   "expires_in": <number-of-seconds>,
-        #   "refresh_token": <str>,
-        #   "refesh_expires_in": <number-of-seconds>
-        # }
-        response: requests.Response = requests.post(url=url,
-                                                    data=body_data)
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            # request succeeded
-            if logger:
-                logger.debug(msg=f"POST success, status {response.status_code}")
-            reply: dict[str, Any] = response.json()
-            result = reply.get("access_token")
-            user_data["access-token"] = result
-            # on token refresh, keep current refresh token if a new one is not provided
-            user_data["refresh-token"] = reply.get("refresh_token") or body_data.get("refresh_token")
-            user_data["access-expiration"] = now + reply.get("expires_in")
-            refresh_expiration: int = user_data.get("refresh_expires_in")
-            user_data["refresh-expiration"] = (now + refresh_expiration) if refresh_expiration else sys.maxsize
-        else:
-            # request resulted in error
-            err_msg = f"POST failure, status {response.status_code}, reason '{response.reason}'"
-            if hasattr(response, "content") and response.content:
-                err_msg += f", content '{response.content}'"
-            if response.status_code == 400 and body_data.get("grant_type") == "refresh_token":
-                # refresh token is no longer valid
-                user_data["refresh-token"] = None
-    except Exception as e:
-        # the operation raised an exception
-        err_msg = exc_format(exc=e,
-                             exc_info=sys.exc_info())
-        err_msg = f"POST '{url}': error '{err_msg}'"
-
-    if err_msg:
-        if isinstance(errors, list):
-            errors.append(err_msg)
+    if not result:
+        msg = f"Unknown IAM server '{iam_server}'"
         if logger:
-            logger.error(msg=err_msg)
+            logger.error(msg=msg)
+        if isinstance(errors, list):
+            errors.append(msg)
 
     return result
 
 
-def _log_init(request: Request) -> str:
+def _get_iam_users(iam_server: IamServer,
+                   errors: list[str] | None,
+                   logger: Logger | None) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
     """
-    Build the messages for logging the request entry.
+    Retrieve the users data storage in *iam_server*'s registry.
 
-    :param request: the Request object
-    :return: the log message
+    :param iam_server: the reference registered *IAM* server
+    :param errors: incidental error messages
+    :param logger: optional logger
+    :return: the users data storage in *iam_server*'s registry, or *None* if the server is unknown
     """
-
-    params: str = json.dumps(obj=request.args,
-                             ensure_ascii=False)
-    return f"Request {request.method}:{request.path}, params {params}"
+    registry: dict[str, Any] = _get_iam_registry(iam_server=iam_server,
+                                                 errors=errors,
+                                                 logger=logger)
+    return registry[IamParam.USERS] if registry else None