rucio 32.8.6__py3-none-any.whl

rucio/core/oidc.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) since 2012
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+import logging
+import random
+import subprocess
+import traceback
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
+
+from jwkest.jws import JWS
+from jwkest.jwt import JWT
+from math import floor
+from oic import rndstr
+from oic.oauth2.message import CCAccessTokenRequest
+from oic.oic import Client, Grant, Token, REQUEST2ENDPOINT
+from oic.oic.message import (AccessTokenResponse, AuthorizationResponse,
+                             Message, RegistrationResponse)
+from oic.utils import time_util
+from oic.utils.authn.client import CLIENT_AUTHN_METHOD
+from sqlalchemy import delete, select, update
+from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import true
+
+from rucio.common import types
+from rucio.common.config import config_get, config_get_int
+from rucio.common.exception import (CannotAuthenticate, CannotAuthorize,
+                                    RucioException)
+from rucio.common.stopwatch import Stopwatch
+from rucio.common.utils import all_oidc_req_claims_present, build_url, val_to_space_sep_str
+from rucio.core.account import account_exists
+from rucio.core.identity import exist_identity_account, get_default_account
+from rucio.core.monitor import MetricManager
+from rucio.db.sqla import filter_thread_work
+from rucio.db.sqla import models
+from rucio.db.sqla.constants import IdentityType
+from rucio.db.sqla.session import read_session, transactional_session
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+
+METRICS = MetricManager(module=__name__)
+
+# worokaround for a bug in pyoidc (as of Dec 2019)
+REQUEST2ENDPOINT['CCAccessTokenRequest'] = 'token_endpoint'
+
+# private/protected file containing Rucio Client secrets known to the Identity Provider as well
+IDPSECRETS = config_get('oidc', 'idpsecrets', False)
+ADMIN_ISSUER_ID = config_get('oidc', 'admin_issuer', False)
+EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE = config_get('oidc', 'expected_audience', False, 'rucio')
+EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE = config_get('oidc', 'expected_scope', False, 'openid profile')
+EXCHANGE_GRANT_TYPE = config_get('oidc', 'exchange_grant_type', False, 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:token-exchange')
+REFRESH_LIFETIME_H = config_get_int('oidc', 'default_jwt_refresh_lifetime', False, 96)
+
+# Allow 2 mins of leeway in case Rucio and IdP server clocks are not perfectly synchronized
+# this affects the token issued time (a token could be issued in the future if IdP clock is ahead)
+LEEWAY_SECS = 120
+
+
+# TO-DO permission layer: if scope == 'wlcg.groups'
+# --> check 'profile' info (requested profile scope)
+
+
+def __get_rucio_oidc_clients(keytimeout: int = 43200) -> tuple[dict, dict]:
+    """
+    Creates a Rucio OIDC Client instances per Identity Provider (IdP)
+    according to etc/idpsecrets.json configuration file.
+    Clients have to be pre-registered with the respective IdP with the appropriate settings:
+    allowed to request refresh tokens which have lifetime set in their unverified header,
+    allowed to request token exchange, immediate refresh tokens expiration after first use)
+
+    :returns: Dictionary of {'https://issuer_1/': <Rucio OIDC Client_1 instance>,
+                             'https://issuer_2/': <Rucio OIDC Client_2 instance>,}.
+              In case of trouble, Exception is raised.
+    """
+    clients = {}
+    admin_clients = {}
+    try:
+        with open(IDPSECRETS) as client_secret_file:
+            client_secrets = json.load(client_secret_file)
+    except:
+        return (clients, admin_clients)
+    for iss in client_secrets:
+        try:
+            client_secret = client_secrets[iss]
+            issuer = client_secret["issuer"]
+            client = Client(client_authn_method=CLIENT_AUTHN_METHOD)
+            # general parameter discovery about the Identity Provider via issuers URL
+            client.provider_config(issuer)
+            # storing client specific parameters into the client itself
+            client_reg = RegistrationResponse(**client_secret)
+            client.store_registration_info(client_reg)
+            # setting public_key cache timeout to 'keytimeout' seconds
+            keybundles = client.keyjar.issuer_keys[client.issuer]
+            for keybundle in keybundles:
+                keybundle.cache_time = keytimeout
+            clients[issuer] = client
+            # doing the same to store a Rucio Admin client
+            # which has client credential flow allowed
+            client_secret = client_secrets[iss]["SCIM"]
+            client = Client(client_authn_method=CLIENT_AUTHN_METHOD)
+            client.provider_config(issuer)
+            client_reg = RegistrationResponse(**client_secret)
+            client.store_registration_info(client_reg)
+            admin_clients[issuer] = client
+        except Exception as error:
+            raise RucioException(error.args) from error
+    return (clients, admin_clients)
+
+
+# global variables to represent the IdP clients
+OIDC_CLIENTS = {}
+OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS = {}
+
+
+def __initialize_oidc_clients() -> None:
+    """
+    Initialising Rucio OIDC Clients
+    """
+
+    try:
+        ALL_OIDC_CLIENTS = __get_rucio_oidc_clients()
+        global OIDC_CLIENTS
+        global OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS
+        OIDC_CLIENTS = ALL_OIDC_CLIENTS[0]
+        OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS = ALL_OIDC_CLIENTS[1]
+    except Exception as error:
+        logging.debug("OIDC clients not properly loaded: %s", error)
+        pass
+
+
+# try loading OIDC clients uppon module import
+__initialize_oidc_clients()
+
+
+def __get_init_oidc_client(token_object: models.Token = None, token_type: str = None, **kwargs) -> dict[Any, Any]:
+    """
+    Get an OIDC client object, (re-)initialised with parameters corresponding
+    to authorization flows used to get a token. For special cases - token refresh,
+    token exchange - these parameters are being mocked as pyoidc library
+    has to develop these areas. Initialisation can be made either by kwargs
+    (for a authorization code flow e.g.) or via kwargs (for token exchange or token refresh).
+
+    :param session_state: state value of the first authorization request
+    :param token_object: DB token token to be included in a Grant for
+                         the token exchange or token refresh mechanisms
+    :param token_type: e.g. "subject_token" for token exchange or "refresh_token"
+    :param kwargs: optional strings which contain expected oauth session parameters:
+                   issuer_id/issuer, redirect_uri, redirect_to, state, nonce, code,
+                   scope, audience,
+
+    :returns: if first_init == True: dict {'client': oidc client object, 'request': auth_url}
+              for all other cases return oidc client object. If anything goes wrong, exception is thrown.
+    """
+
+    if not OIDC_CLIENTS:
+        # retry once loading OIDC clients
+        __initialize_oidc_clients()
+        if not OIDC_CLIENTS:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+    try:
+
+        auth_args = {"grant_types": ["authorization_code"],
+                     "response_type": "code",
+                     "state": kwargs.get('state', rndstr()),
+                     "nonce": kwargs.get('nonce', rndstr())}
+        auth_args["scope"] = token_object.oidc_scope if token_object else kwargs.get('scope', " ")
+        auth_args["audience"] = token_object.audience if token_object else kwargs.get('audience', " ")
+
+        if token_object:
+            issuer = token_object.identity.split(", ")[1].split("=")[1]
+            oidc_client = OIDC_CLIENTS[issuer]
+            auth_args["client_id"] = oidc_client.client_id
+            token = ''
+            if not token_type:
+                token_type = kwargs.get('token_type', None)
+            if token_type == 'subject_token':
+                token = token_object.token
+                # do not remove - even though None, oic expects this key to exist
+                auth_args["redirect_uri"] = None
+            if token_type == 'refresh_token':
+                token = token_object.refresh_token
+                # do not remove - even though None, oic expects this key to exist
+                auth_args["redirect_uri"] = None
+            if token_type and token:
+                oidc_client.grant[auth_args['state']] = Grant()
+                oidc_client.grant[auth_args['state']].grant_expiration_time = time_util.utc_time_sans_frac() + 300
+                resp = AccessTokenResponse()
+                resp[token_type] = token
+                oidc_client.grant[auth_args['state']].tokens.append(Token(resp))
+        else:
+            secrets, client_secret = {}, {}
+            try:
+                with open(IDPSECRETS) as client_secret_file:
+                    secrets = json.load(client_secret_file)
+            except Exception as error:
+                raise CannotAuthenticate("Rucio server is missing information from the idpsecrets.json file.") from error
+            if 'issuer_id' in kwargs:
+                client_secret = secrets[kwargs.get('issuer_id', ADMIN_ISSUER_ID)]
+            elif 'issuer' in kwargs:
+                client_secret = next((secrets[i] for i in secrets if 'issuer' in secrets[i] and  # NOQA: W504
+                                      kwargs.get('issuer') in secrets[i]['issuer']), None)
+            redirect_url = kwargs.get('redirect_uri', None)
+            if not redirect_url:
+                redirect_to = kwargs.get("redirect_to", "auth/oidc_token")
+                redirect_urls = [u for u in client_secret["redirect_uris"] if redirect_to in u]
+                redirect_url = random.choice(redirect_urls)
+            if not redirect_url:
+                raise CannotAuthenticate("Could not pick any redirect URL(s) from the ones defined "
+                                         + "in Rucio OIDC Client configuration file.")  # NOQA: W503
+            auth_args["redirect_uri"] = redirect_url
+            oidc_client = OIDC_CLIENTS[client_secret["issuer"]]
+            auth_args["client_id"] = oidc_client.client_id
+
+        if kwargs.get('first_init', False):
+            auth_url = build_url(oidc_client.authorization_endpoint, params=auth_args)
+            return {'redirect': redirect_url, 'auth_url': auth_url}
+
+        oidc_client.construct_AuthorizationRequest(request_args=auth_args)
+        # parsing the authorization query string by the Rucio OIDC Client (creates a Grant)
+        oidc_client.parse_response(AuthorizationResponse,
+                                   info='code=' + kwargs.get('code', rndstr()) + '&state=' + auth_args['state'],
+                                   sformat="urlencoded")
+        return {'client': oidc_client, 'state': auth_args['state']}
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc()) from error
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def get_auth_oidc(account: str, *, session: "Session", **kwargs) -> str:
+    """
+    Assembles the authorization request of the Rucio Client tailored to the Rucio user
+    & Identity Provider. Saves authentication session parameters in the oauth_requests
+    DB table (for later use-cases). This information is saved for the token lifetime
+    of a token to allow token exchange and refresh.
+    Returns authorization URL as a string or a redirection url to
+    be used in user's browser for authentication.
+
+    :param account: Rucio Account identifier as a string.
+    :param auth_scope: space separated list of scope names. Scope parameter
+                       defines which user's info the user allows to provide
+                       to the Rucio Client.
+    :param audience: audience for which tokens are requested (EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE is the default)
+    :param auto: If True, the function will return authorization URL to the Rucio Client
+                 which will log-in with user's IdP credentials automatically.
+                 Also it will instruct the IdP to return an AuthZ code to another Rucio REST
+                 endpoint /oidc_token. If False, the function will return a URL
+                 to be used by the user in the browser in order to authenticate via IdP
+                 (which will then return with AuthZ code to /oidc_code REST endpoint).
+    :param polling: If True, '_polling' string will be appended to the access_msg
+                    in the DB oauth_requests table to inform the authorization stage
+                    that the Rucio Client is polling the server for a token
+                    (and no fetchcode needs to be returned at the end).
+    :param refresh_lifetime: specifies how long the OAuth daemon should
+                             be refreshing this token. Default is 96 hours.
+    :param ip: IP address of the client as a string.
+    :param session: The database session in use.
+
+    :returns: User & Rucio OIDC Client specific Authorization or Redirection URL as a string
+              OR a redirection url to be used in user's browser for authentication.
+    """
+    # TO-DO - implement a check if that account already has a valid
+    # token withthe required scope and audience and return such token !
+    auth_scope = kwargs.get('auth_scope', EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE)
+    if not auth_scope:
+        auth_scope = EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE
+    audience = kwargs.get('audience', EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE)
+    if not audience:
+        audience = EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE
+    # checking that minimal audience and scope requirements (required by Rucio) are satisfied !
+    if not all_oidc_req_claims_present(auth_scope, audience, EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE, EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE):
+        raise CannotAuthenticate("Requirements of scope and audience do not satisfy minimal requirements of the Rucio server.")
+    issuer_id = kwargs.get('issuer', ADMIN_ISSUER_ID)
+    if not issuer_id:
+        issuer_id = ADMIN_ISSUER_ID
+    auto = kwargs.get('auto', False)
+    polling = kwargs.get('polling', False)
+    refresh_lifetime = kwargs.get('refresh_lifetime', REFRESH_LIFETIME_H)
+    ip = kwargs.get('ip', None)
+    webhome = kwargs.get('webhome', None)
+    # For webui a mock account will be used here and default account
+    # will be assigned to the identity during get_token_oidc
+    if account.external == 'webui':
+        pass
+    else:
+        # Make sure the account exists
+        if not account_exists(account, session=session):
+            logging.debug("Account %s does not exist.", account)
+            return None
+
+    try:
+        stopwatch = Stopwatch()
+        # redirect_url needs to be specified & one of those defined
+        # in the Rucio OIDC Client configuration
+        redirect_to = "auth/oidc_code"
+        if auto:
+            redirect_to = "auth/oidc_token"
+        # random strings in order to keep track of responses to outstanding requests (state)
+        # and to associate a client session with an ID Token and to mitigate replay attacks (nonce).
+        state, nonce = rndstr(50), rndstr(50)
+        # in the following statement we retrieve the authorization endpoint
+        # from the client of the issuer and build url
+        oidc_dict = __get_init_oidc_client(issuer_id=issuer_id, redirect_to=redirect_to,
+                                           state=state, nonce=nonce,
+                                           scope=auth_scope, audience=audience, first_init=True)
+        auth_url = oidc_dict['auth_url']
+        redirect_url = oidc_dict['redirect']
+        # redirect code is put in access_msg and returned to the user (if auto=False)
+        access_msg = None
+        if not auto:
+            access_msg = rndstr(23)
+            if polling:
+                access_msg += '_polling'
+        if auto and webhome:
+            access_msg = str(webhome)
+        # Making sure refresh_lifetime is an integer or None.
+        if refresh_lifetime:
+            refresh_lifetime = int(refresh_lifetime)
+        # Specifying temporarily 5 min lifetime for the authentication session.
+        expired_at = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=300)
+        # saving session parameters into the Rucio DB
+        oauth_session_params = models.OAuthRequest(account=account,
+                                                   state=state,
+                                                   nonce=nonce,
+                                                   access_msg=access_msg,
+                                                   redirect_msg=auth_url,
+                                                   expired_at=expired_at,
+                                                   refresh_lifetime=refresh_lifetime,
+                                                   ip=ip)
+        oauth_session_params.save(session=session)
+        # If user selected authentication via web browser, a redirection
+        # URL is returned instead of the direct URL pointing to the IdP.
+        if not auto:
+            # the following takes into account deployments where the base url of the rucio server is
+            # not equivalent to the network location, e.g. if the server is proxied
+            auth_server = urlparse(redirect_url)
+            auth_url = build_url('https://' + auth_server.netloc, path='{}auth/oidc_redirect'.format(
+                auth_server.path.split('auth/')[0].lstrip('/')), params=access_msg)
+
+        METRICS.timer('IdP_authentication.request').observe(stopwatch.elapsed)
+        return auth_url
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc()) from error
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def get_token_oidc(auth_query_string: str, ip: str = None, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    After Rucio User got redirected to Rucio /auth/oidc_token (or /auth/oidc_code)
+    REST endpoints with authz code and session state encoded within the URL.
+    These parameters are used to eventually gets user's info and tokens from IdP.
+
+    :param auth_query_string: IdP redirection URL query string (AuthZ code & user session state).
+    :param ip: IP address of the client as a string.
+    :param session: The database session in use.
+
+    :returns: One of the following tuples: ("fetchcode", <code>); ("token", <token>);
+              ("polling", True); The result depends on the authentication strategy being used
+              (no auto, auto, polling).
+    """
+    try:
+        stopwatch = Stopwatch()
+        parsed_authquery = parse_qs(auth_query_string)
+        state = parsed_authquery["state"][0]
+        code = parsed_authquery["code"][0]
+        # getting oauth request params from the oauth_requests DB Table
+        query = select(
+            models.OAuthRequest
+        ).where(
+            models.OAuthRequest.state == state
+        )
+        oauth_req_params = session.execute(query).scalar()
+        if oauth_req_params is None:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate("User related Rucio OIDC session could not keep "
+                                     + "track of responses from outstanding requests.")  # NOQA: W503
+        req_url = urlparse(oauth_req_params.redirect_msg or '')
+        issuer = req_url.scheme + "://" + req_url.netloc
+        req_params = parse_qs(req_url.query)
+        client_params = {}
+        for key in list(req_params):
+            client_params[key] = val_to_space_sep_str(req_params[key])
+
+        oidc_client = __get_init_oidc_client(issuer=issuer, code=code, **client_params)['client']
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authentication.code_granted').inc()
+        # exchange access code for a access token
+        oidc_tokens = oidc_client.do_access_token_request(state=state,
+                                                          request_args={"code": code},
+                                                          authn_method="client_secret_basic",
+                                                          skew=LEEWAY_SECS)
+        if 'error' in oidc_tokens:
+            raise CannotAuthorize(oidc_tokens['error'])
+        # mitigate replay attacks
+        nonce = oauth_req_params.nonce
+        if oidc_tokens['id_token']['nonce'] != nonce:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate("ID token could not be associated with the Rucio OIDC Client"
+                                     + " session. This points to possible replay attack !")  # NOQA: W503
+
+        # starting to fill dictionary with parameters for token DB row
+        jwt_row_dict, extra_dict = {}, {}
+        jwt_row_dict['identity'] = oidc_identity_string(oidc_tokens['id_token']['sub'],
+                                                        oidc_tokens['id_token']['iss'])
+        jwt_row_dict['account'] = oauth_req_params.account
+
+        if jwt_row_dict['account'].external == 'webui':
+            try:
+                jwt_row_dict['account'] = get_default_account(jwt_row_dict['identity'], IdentityType.OIDC, True, session=session)
+            except Exception:
+                return {'webhome': None, 'token': None}
+
+        # check if given account has the identity registered
+        if not exist_identity_account(jwt_row_dict['identity'], IdentityType.OIDC, jwt_row_dict['account'], session=session):
+            raise CannotAuthenticate("OIDC identity '%s' of the '%s' account is unknown to Rucio."
+                                     % (jwt_row_dict['identity'], str(jwt_row_dict['account'])))
+        METRICS.counter(name='success').inc()
+        # get access token expiry timestamp
+        jwt_row_dict['lifetime'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=oidc_tokens['expires_in'])
+        # get audience and scope info from the token
+        if 'scope' in oidc_tokens and 'audience' in oidc_tokens:
+            jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['scope'])
+            jwt_row_dict['audience'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['audience'])
+        elif 'access_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            try:
+                values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['access_token'], ['scope', 'aud'])
+                jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = values['scope']
+                jwt_row_dict['audience'] = values['aud']
+            except Exception:
+                # we assume the Identity Provider did not do the right job here
+                jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = None
+                jwt_row_dict['audience'] = None
+        # groups = oidc_tokens['id_token']['groups']
+        # nothing done with group info for the moment - TO-DO !
+        # collect extra token DB row parameters
+        extra_dict = {}
+        extra_dict['ip'] = ip
+        extra_dict['state'] = state
+        # In case user requested to grant Rucio a refresh token,
+        # this token will get saved in the DB and an automatic refresh
+        # for a specified period of time will be initiated (done by the Rucio daemon).
+        if 'refresh_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            extra_dict['refresh_token'] = oidc_tokens['refresh_token']
+            extra_dict['refresh'] = True
+            extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = REFRESH_LIFETIME_H
+            try:
+                if oauth_req_params.refresh_lifetime is not None:
+                    extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = int(oauth_req_params.refresh_lifetime)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            try:
+                values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['refresh_token'], ['exp'])
+                exp = values['exp']
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(float(exp))
+            except Exception:
+                # 4 day expiry period by default
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=REFRESH_LIFETIME_H)
+
+        new_token = __save_validated_token(oidc_tokens['access_token'], jwt_row_dict, extra_dict=extra_dict, session=session)
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.access_token.saved').inc()
+        if 'refresh_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.refresh_token.saved').inc()
+        # In case authentication via browser was requested,
+        # we save the token in the oauth_requests table
+        if oauth_req_params.access_msg:
+            # If Rucio Client waits for a fetchcode, we save the token under this code in the DB.
+            if 'http' not in oauth_req_params.access_msg:
+                if '_polling' not in oauth_req_params.access_msg:
+                    fetchcode = rndstr(50)
+                    query = update(
+                        models.OAuthRequest
+                    ).where(
+                        models.OAuthRequest.state == state
+                    ).values({
+                        models.OAuthRequest.access_msg: fetchcode,
+                        models.OAuthRequest.redirect_msg: new_token['token']
+                    })
+                # If Rucio Client was requested to poll the Rucio Auth server
+                # for a token automatically, we save the token under a access_msg.
+                else:
+                    query = update(
+                        models.OAuthRequest
+                    ).where(
+                        models.OAuthRequest.state == state
+                    ).values({
+                        models.OAuthRequest.access_msg: oauth_req_params.access_msg,
+                        models.OAuthRequest.redirect_msg: new_token['token']
+                    })
+                session.execute(query)
+                session.commit()
+            METRICS.timer('IdP_authorization').observe(stopwatch.elapsed)
+            if '_polling' in oauth_req_params.access_msg:
+                return {'polling': True}
+            elif 'http' in oauth_req_params.access_msg:
+                return {'webhome': oauth_req_params.access_msg, 'token': new_token}
+            else:
+                return {'fetchcode': fetchcode}
+        else:
+            METRICS.timer('IdP_authorization').observe(stopwatch.elapsed)
+            return {'token': new_token}
+
+    except Exception:
+        # TO-DO catch different exceptions - InvalidGrant etc. ...
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.access_token.exception').inc()
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        return None
+        # raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def __get_admin_token_oidc(account: types.InternalAccount, req_scope, req_audience, issuer, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Get a token for Rucio application to act on behalf of itself.
+    client_credential flow is used for this purpose.
+    No refresh token is expected to be used.
+
+    :param account: the Rucio Admin account name to be used (InternalAccount object expected)
+    :param req_scope: the audience requested for the Rucio client's token
+    :param req_audience: the scope requested for the Rucio client's token
+    :param issuer: the Identity Provider nickname or the Rucio instance in use
+    :param session: The database session in use.
+    :returns: A dict with token and expires_at entries.
+    """
+
+    if not OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS:
+        # retry once loading OIDC clients
+        __initialize_oidc_clients()
+        if not OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+    try:
+
+        oidc_client = OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS[issuer]
+        args = {"client_id": oidc_client.client_id,
+                "client_secret": oidc_client.client_secret,
+                "grant_type": "client_credentials",
+                "scope": req_scope,
+                "audience": req_audience}
+        # in the future should use oauth2 pyoidc client (base) instead
+        oidc_tokens = oidc_client.do_any(request=CCAccessTokenRequest,
+                                         request_args=args,
+                                         response=AccessTokenResponse)
+        if 'error' in oidc_tokens:
+            raise CannotAuthorize(oidc_tokens['error'])
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authentication.rucio_admin_token_granted').inc()
+        # save the access token in the Rucio DB
+        if 'access_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            validate_dict = __get_rucio_jwt_dict(oidc_tokens['access_token'], account=account, session=session)
+            if validate_dict:
+                METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authentication.success').inc()
+                new_token = __save_validated_token(oidc_tokens['access_token'], validate_dict, extra_dict={}, session=session)
+                METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authentication.access_token.saved').inc()
+                return new_token
+            else:
+                logging.debug("Rucio could not get a valid admin token from the Identity Provider.")
+                return None
+        else:
+            logging.debug("Rucio could not get its admin access token from the Identity Provider.")
+            return None
+
+    except Exception:
+        # TO-DO catch different exceptions - InvalidGrant etc. ...
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.access_token.exception').inc()
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        return None
+        # raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+
+@read_session
+def __get_admin_account_for_issuer(*, session: "Session"):
+    """ Gets admin account for the IdP issuer
+    :returns : dictionary { 'issuer_1': (account, identity), ... }
+    """
+
+    if not OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS:
+        # retry once loading OIDC clients
+        __initialize_oidc_clients()
+        if not OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+    issuer_account_dict = {}
+    for issuer in OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS:
+        admin_identity = oidc_identity_string(OIDC_ADMIN_CLIENTS[issuer].client_id, issuer)
+        query = select(
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.account
+        ).where(
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.identity_type == IdentityType.OIDC,
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.identity == admin_identity
+        )
+        admin_account = session.execute(query).scalar()
+        issuer_account_dict[issuer] = (admin_account, admin_identity)
+    return issuer_account_dict
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def get_token_for_account_operation(account: str, req_audience: str = None, req_scope: str = None, admin: bool = False, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Looks-up a JWT token with the required scope and audience claims with the account OIDC issuer.
+    If tokens are found, and none contains the requested audience and scope a new token is requested
+    (via token exchange or client credential grants in case admin = True)
+    :param account: Rucio account name in order to lookup the issuer and corresponding valid tokens
+    :param req_audience: audience required to be present in the token (e.g. 'fts:atlas')
+    :param req_scope: scope requested to be present in the token (e.g. fts:submit-transfer)
+    :param admin: If True tokens will be requested for the Rucio admin root account,
+                  preferably with the same issuer as the requesting account OIDC identity
+    :param session: DB session in use
+
+    :return: token dictionary or None, throws an exception in case of problems
+    """
+    try:
+        if not req_scope:
+            req_scope = EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE
+        if not req_audience:
+            req_audience = EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE
+
+        # get all identities for the corresponding account
+        query = select(
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.identity
+        ).where(
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.identity_type == IdentityType.OIDC,
+            models.IdentityAccountAssociation.account == account
+        )
+        identities = session.execute(query).scalars().all()
+        # get all active/valid OIDC tokens
+        query = select(
+            models.Token
+        ).where(
+            models.Token.identity.in_(identities),
+            models.Token.account == account,
+            models.Token.expired_at > datetime.utcnow()
+        ).with_for_update(
+            skip_locked=True
+        )
+        account_tokens = session.execute(query).scalars().all()
+
+        # for Rucio Admin account we ask IdP for a token via client_credential grant
+        # for each user account OIDC identity there is an OIDC issuer that must be, by construction,
+        # supported by Rucio server (have OIDC admin client registered as well)
+        # that is why we take the issuer of the account identity that has an active/valid token
+        # and look for admin account identity which has this issuer assigned
+        # requestor should always have at least one active subject token unless it is root
+        # this is why we first discover if the requestor is root or not
+        get_token_for_adminacc = False
+        admin_identity = None
+        admin_issuer = None
+        admin_iss_acc_idt_dict = __get_admin_account_for_issuer(session=session)
+
+        # check if preferred issuer exists - if multiple present last one is taken
+        preferred_issuer = None
+        for token in account_tokens:
+            preferred_issuer = token.identity.split(", ")[1].split("=")[1]
+        # loop through all OIDC identities registerd for the account of the requestor
+        for identity in identities:
+            issuer = identity.split(", ")[1].split("=")[1]
+            # compare the account of the requestor with the account of the admin
+            if account == admin_iss_acc_idt_dict[issuer][0]:
+                # take first matching case which means root is requesting OIDC authentication
+                admin_identity = admin_iss_acc_idt_dict[issuer][1]
+                if preferred_issuer and preferred_issuer != issuer:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    admin_issuer = issuer
+                    get_token_for_adminacc = True
+                    break
+
+        # Rucio admin account requesting OIDC token
+        if get_token_for_adminacc:
+            # openid scope is not supported for client_credentials auth flow - removing it if being asked for
+            if 'openid' in req_scope:
+                req_scope = req_scope.replace("openid", "").strip()
+            # checking if there is not already a token to use
+            query = select(
+                models.Token
+            ).where(
+                models.Token.account == account,
+                models.Token.expired_at > datetime.utcnow()
+            )
+            admin_account_tokens = session.execute(query).scalars().all()
+            for admin_token in admin_account_tokens:
+                if hasattr(admin_token, 'audience') and hasattr(admin_token, 'oidc_scope') and\
+                   all_oidc_req_claims_present(admin_token.oidc_scope, admin_token.audience, req_scope, req_audience):
+                    return token_dictionary(admin_token)
+            # if not found request a new one
+            new_admin_token = __get_admin_token_oidc(account, req_scope, req_audience, admin_issuer, session=session)
+            return new_admin_token
+
+        # Rucio server requests Rucio user to be represented by Rucio admin OIDC identity
+        if admin and not get_token_for_adminacc:
+            # we require any other account than admin to have valid OIDC token in the Rucio DB
+            if not account_tokens:
+                logging.debug("No valid token exists for account %s.", account)
+                return None
+            # we also require that these tokens at least one has the Rucio scopes and audiences
+            valid_subject_token_exists = False
+            for account_token in account_tokens:
+                if all_oidc_req_claims_present(account_token.oidc_scope, account_token.audience, EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE, EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE):
+                    valid_subject_token_exists = True
+            if not valid_subject_token_exists:
+                logging.debug("No valid audience/scope exists for account %s token.", account)
+                return None
+            # openid scope is not supported for client_credentials auth flow - removing it if being asked for
+            if 'openid' in req_scope:
+                req_scope = req_scope.replace("openid", "").strip()
+
+            admin_account = None
+            for account_token in account_tokens:
+                # for each valid account token in the DB we need to check if a valid root token does not exist with the required
+                # scope and audience
+                admin_issuer = account_token.identity.split(", ")[1].split("=")[1]
+                # assuming the requesting account is using Rucio supported IdPs, we check if any token of this admin identity
+                # has already a token with the requested scopes and audiences
+                admin_acc_idt_tuple = admin_iss_acc_idt_dict[admin_issuer]
+                admin_account = admin_acc_idt_tuple[0]
+                admin_identity = admin_acc_idt_tuple[1]
+                query = select(
+                    models.Token
+                ).where(
+                    models.Token.identity == admin_identity,
+                    models.Token.account == admin_account,
+                    models.Token.expired_at > datetime.utcnow()
+                )
+                admin_account_tokens = session.execute(query).scalars().all()
+                for admin_token in admin_account_tokens:
+                    if hasattr(admin_token, 'audience') and hasattr(admin_token, 'oidc_scope') and\
+                       all_oidc_req_claims_present(admin_token.oidc_scope, admin_token.audience, req_scope, req_audience):
+                        return token_dictionary(admin_token)
+            # if no admin token existing was found for the issuer of the valid user token
+            # we request a new one
+            new_admin_token = __get_admin_token_oidc(admin_account, req_scope, req_audience, admin_issuer, session=session)
+            return new_admin_token
+        # Rucio server requests exchange token for a Rucio user
+        if not admin and not get_token_for_adminacc:
+            # we require any other account than admin to have valid OIDC token in the Rucio DB
+            if not account_tokens:
+                logging.debug("No valid token exists for account %s.", account)
+                return None
+            # we also require that these tokens at least one has the Rucio scopes and audiences
+            valid_subject_token_exists = False
+            for account_token in account_tokens:
+                if all_oidc_req_claims_present(account_token.oidc_scope, account_token.audience, EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE, EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE):
+                    valid_subject_token_exists = True
+            if not valid_subject_token_exists:
+                logging.debug("No valid audience/scope exists for account %s token.", account)
+                return None
+            subject_token = None
+            for token in account_tokens:
+                if hasattr(token, 'audience') and hasattr(token, 'oidc_scope'):
+                    if all_oidc_req_claims_present(token.oidc_scope, token.audience, req_scope, req_audience):
+                        return token_dictionary(token)
+                # from available tokens select preferentially the one which are being refreshed
+                if hasattr(token, 'oidc_scope') and ('offline_access' in str(token['oidc_scope'])):
+                    subject_token = token
+            # if not proceed with token exchange
+            if not subject_token:
+                subject_token = random.choice(account_tokens)
+            exchanged_token = __exchange_token_oidc(subject_token,
+                                                    scope=req_scope,
+                                                    audience=req_audience,
+                                                    identity=subject_token.identity,
+                                                    refresh_lifetime=subject_token.refresh_lifetime,
+                                                    account=account,
+                                                    session=session)
+            return exchanged_token
+        logging.debug("No token could be returned for account operation for account %s.", account)
+        return None
+    except Exception:
+        # raise CannotAuthorize(traceback.format_exc(), type(account), account)
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        return None
+
+
+@METRICS.time_it
+@transactional_session
+def __exchange_token_oidc(subject_token_object: models.Token, *, session: "Session", **kwargs):
+    """
+    Exchanged an access_token for a new one with different scope &/ audience
+    providing that the scope specified is registered with IdP for the Rucio OIDC Client
+    and the Rucio user has this scope linked to the subject token presented
+    for the token exchange.
+
+    :param subject_token_object: DB subject token to be exchanged
+    :param kwargs: 'scope', 'audience', 'grant_type', 'ip' and 'account' doing the exchange
+    :param session: The database session in use.
+
+    :returns: A dict with token and expires_at entries.
+    """
+    grant_type = kwargs.get('grant_type', EXCHANGE_GRANT_TYPE)
+    jwt_row_dict, extra_dict = {}, {}
+    jwt_row_dict['account'] = kwargs.get('account', '')
+    jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = kwargs.get('scope', '')
+    jwt_row_dict['audience'] = kwargs.get('audience', '')
+    jwt_row_dict['identity'] = kwargs.get('identity', '')
+    extra_dict['ip'] = kwargs.get('ip', None)
+
+    # if subject token has offline access scope but *no* refresh token in the DB
+    # (happens when user presents subject token acquired from other sources then Rucio CLI mechanism),
+    # add offline_access scope to the token exchange request !
+    if 'offline_access' in str(subject_token_object.oidc_scope) and not subject_token_object.refresh_token:
+        jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] += ' offline_access'
+    if not grant_type:
+        grant_type = EXCHANGE_GRANT_TYPE
+    try:
+        oidc_dict = __get_init_oidc_client(token_object=subject_token_object, token_type="subject_token")
+        oidc_client = oidc_dict['client']
+        args = {"subject_token": subject_token_object.token,
+                "scope": jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'],
+                "audience": jwt_row_dict['audience'],
+                "grant_type": grant_type}
+        # exchange , access token for a new one
+        oidc_token_response = oidc_dict['client'].do_any(Message,
+                                                         endpoint=oidc_client.provider_info["token_endpoint"],
+                                                         state=oidc_dict['state'],
+                                                         request_args=args,
+                                                         authn_method="client_secret_basic")
+        oidc_tokens = oidc_token_response.json()
+        if 'error' in oidc_tokens:
+            raise CannotAuthorize(oidc_tokens['error'])
+        # get audience and scope information
+        if 'scope' in oidc_tokens and 'audience' in oidc_tokens:
+            jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['scope'])
+            jwt_row_dict['audience'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['audience'])
+        elif 'access_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['access_token'], ['scope', 'aud'])
+            jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = values['scope']
+            jwt_row_dict['audience'] = values['aud']
+        jwt_row_dict['lifetime'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=oidc_tokens['expires_in'])
+        if 'refresh_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            extra_dict['refresh_token'] = oidc_tokens['refresh_token']
+            extra_dict['refresh'] = True
+            extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = kwargs.get('refresh_lifetime', REFRESH_LIFETIME_H)
+            if extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] is None:
+                extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = REFRESH_LIFETIME_H
+            try:
+                values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['refresh_token'], ['exp'])
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(float(values['exp']))
+            except Exception:
+                # 4 day expiry period by default
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=REFRESH_LIFETIME_H)
+
+        new_token = __save_validated_token(oidc_tokens['access_token'], jwt_row_dict, extra_dict=extra_dict, session=session)
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.access_token.saved').inc()
+        if 'refresh_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.refresh_token.saved').inc()
+        return new_token
+
+    except Exception:
+        # raise CannotAuthorize(traceback.format_exc())
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        return None
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def __change_refresh_state(token: str, refresh: bool = False, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Changes token refresh state to True/False.
+
+    :param token:      the access token for which the refresh value should be changed.
+    """
+    try:
+        query = update(
+            models.Token
+        ).where(
+            models.Token.token == token
+        )
+        if refresh:
+            # update refresh column for a token to True
+            query = query.values({
+                models.Token.refresh: True
+            })
+        else:
+            query = query.values({
+                models.Token.refresh: False,
+                models.Token.refresh_expired_at: datetime.utcnow()
+            })
+        session.execute(query)
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise RucioException(error.args) from error
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def refresh_cli_auth_token(token_string: str, account: str, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Checks if there is active refresh token and if so returns
+    either active token with expiration timestamp or requests a new
+    refresh and returns new access token.
+    :param token_string: token string
+    :param account: Rucio account for which token refresh should be considered
+
+    :return: tuple of (access token, expiration epoch), None otherswise
+    """
+    # only validated tokens are in the DB, check presence of token_string
+    query = select(
+        models.Token
+    ).where(
+        models.Token.token == token_string,
+        models.Token.account == account,
+        models.Token.expired_at > datetime.utcnow()
+    ).with_for_update(
+        skip_locked=True
+    )
+    account_token = session.execute(query).scalar()
+
+    # if token does not exist in the DB, return None
+    if account_token is None:
+        logging.debug("No valid token exists for account %s.", account)
+        return None
+
+    # protection (!) no further action should be made
+    # for token_string without refresh_token in the DB !
+    if account_token.refresh_token is None:
+        logging.debug("No refresh token exists for account %s.", account)
+        return None
+
+    # if the token exists, check if it was refreshed already, if not, refresh it
+    if account_token.refresh:
+        # protection (!) returning the same token if the token_string
+        # is a result of a refresh which happened in the last 5 min
+        datetime_min_ago = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(seconds=300)
+        if account_token.updated_at > datetime_min_ago:
+            epoch_exp = int(floor((account_token.expired_at - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds()))
+            new_token_string = account_token.token
+            return new_token_string, epoch_exp
+
+        # asking for a refresh of this token
+        new_token = __refresh_token_oidc(account_token, session=session)
+        new_token_string = new_token['token']
+        epoch_exp = int(floor((new_token['expires_at'] - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds()))
+        return new_token_string, epoch_exp
+
+    else:
+        # find account token with the same scope,
+        # audience and has a valid refresh token
+        query = select(
+            models.Token
+        ).where(
+            models.Token.refresh == true(),
+            models.Token.refresh_expired_at > datetime.utcnow(),
+            models.Token.account == account,
+            models.Token.expired_at > datetime.utcnow()
+        ).with_for_update(
+            skip_locked=True
+        )
+        new_token = session.execute(query).scalar()
+        if new_token is None:
+            return None
+
+        # if the new_token has same audience and scopes as the original
+        # account_token --> return this token and exp timestamp to the user
+        if all_oidc_req_claims_present(new_token.oidc_scope, new_token.audience,
+                                       account_token.oidc_scope, account_token.audience):
+            epoch_exp = int(floor((new_token.expired_at - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds()))
+            new_token_string = new_token.token
+            return new_token_string, epoch_exp
+        # if scopes and audience are not the same, return None
+        logging.debug("No token could be returned for refresh operation for account %s.", account)
+        return None
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def refresh_jwt_tokens(total_workers: int, worker_number: int, refreshrate: int = 3600, limit: int = 1000, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Refreshes tokens which expired or will expire before (now + refreshrate)
+    next run of this function and which have valid refresh token.
+
+    :param total_workers:      Number of total workers.
+    :param worker_number:      id of the executing worker.
+    :param limit:              Maximum number of tokens to refresh per call.
+    :param session:            Database session in use.
+
+    :return: numper of tokens refreshed
+    """
+    nrefreshed = 0
+    try:
+        # get tokens for refresh that expire in the next <refreshrate> seconds
+        expiration_future = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=refreshrate)
+        query = select(
+            models.Token
+        ).where(
+            models.Token.refresh == true(),
+            models.Token.refresh_expired_at > datetime.utcnow(),
+            models.Token.expired_at < expiration_future
+        ).order_by(
+            models.Token.expired_at
+        )
+        query = filter_thread_work(session=session, query=query, total_threads=total_workers, thread_id=worker_number, hash_variable='token')
+        # limiting the number of tokens for refresh
+        query = query.limit(limit)
+        # Oracle does not support chaining order_by(), limit(), and
+        # with_for_update(). Use a nested query to overcome this.
+        if session.bind.dialect.name == 'oracle':
+            query = select(
+                models.Token
+            ).where(
+                models.Token.token.in_(query.with_only_columns(models.Token.token))
+            ).with_for_update(
+                skip_locked=True
+            )
+        else:
+            query = query.with_for_update(skip_locked=True)
+        filtered_tokens = session.execute(query).scalars().all()
+
+        # refreshing these tokens
+        for token in filtered_tokens:
+            new_token = __refresh_token_oidc(token, session=session)
+            if new_token:
+                nrefreshed += 1
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise RucioException(error.args) from error
+
+    return nrefreshed
+
+
+@METRICS.time_it
+@transactional_session
+def __refresh_token_oidc(token_object: models.Token, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Requests new access and refresh tokens from the Identity Provider.
+    Assumption: The Identity Provider issues refresh tokens for one time use only and
+    with a limited lifetime. The refresh tokens are invalidated no matter which of these
+    situations happens first.
+
+    :param token_object: Rucio models.Token DB row object
+
+    :returns: A dict with token and expires_at entries if all went OK, None if
+        refresh was not possible due to token invalidity or refresh lifetime
+        constraints. Otherwise, throws an an Exception.
+    """
+    try:
+        jwt_row_dict, extra_dict = {}, {}
+        jwt_row_dict['account'] = token_object.account
+        jwt_row_dict['identity'] = token_object.identity
+        extra_dict['refresh_start'] = datetime.utcnow()
+        # check if refresh token started in the past already
+        if hasattr(token_object, 'refresh_start'):
+            if token_object.refresh_start:
+                extra_dict['refresh_start'] = token_object.refresh_start
+        # check if refresh lifetime is set for the token
+        extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = REFRESH_LIFETIME_H
+        if token_object.refresh_lifetime:
+            extra_dict['refresh_lifetime'] = token_object.refresh_lifetime
+        # if the token has been refreshed for time exceeding
+        # the refresh_lifetime, the attempt will be aborted and refresh stopped
+        if datetime.utcnow() - extra_dict['refresh_start'] > timedelta(hours=extra_dict['refresh_lifetime']):
+            __change_refresh_state(token_object.token, refresh=False, session=session)
+            return None
+        oidc_dict = __get_init_oidc_client(token_object=token_object, token_type="refresh_token")
+        oidc_client = oidc_dict['client']
+        # getting a new refreshed set of tokens
+        state = oidc_dict['state']
+        oidc_tokens = oidc_client.do_access_token_refresh(state=state, skew=LEEWAY_SECS)
+        if 'error' in oidc_tokens:
+            raise CannotAuthorize(oidc_tokens['error'])
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.refresh_token.refreshed').inc()
+        # get audience and scope information
+        if 'scope' in oidc_tokens and 'audience' in oidc_tokens:
+            jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['scope'])
+            jwt_row_dict['audience'] = val_to_space_sep_str(oidc_tokens['audience'])
+        elif 'access_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['access_token'], ['scope', 'aud'])
+            jwt_row_dict['authz_scope'] = values['scope']
+            jwt_row_dict['audience'] = values['aud']
+        # save new access and refresh tokens in the DB
+        if 'refresh_token' in oidc_tokens and 'access_token' in oidc_tokens:
+            # aborting refresh of the original token
+            # (keeping it in place until it expires)
+            __change_refresh_state(token_object.token, refresh=False, session=session)
+
+            # get access token expiry timestamp
+            jwt_row_dict['lifetime'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=oidc_tokens['expires_in'])
+            extra_dict['refresh'] = True
+            extra_dict['refresh_token'] = oidc_tokens['refresh_token']
+            try:
+                values = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(oidc_tokens['refresh_token'], ['exp'])
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(float(values['exp']))
+            except Exception:
+                # 4 day expiry period by default
+                extra_dict['refresh_expired_at'] = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=REFRESH_LIFETIME_H)
+            new_token = __save_validated_token(oidc_tokens['access_token'], jwt_row_dict, extra_dict=extra_dict, session=session)
+            METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.access_token.saved').inc()
+            METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.refresh_token.saved').inc()
+        else:
+            raise CannotAuthorize("OIDC identity '%s' of the '%s' account is did not " % (token_object.identity, token_object.account)
+                                  + "succeed requesting a new access and refresh tokens.")  # NOQA: W503
+        return new_token
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        METRICS.counter(name='IdP_authorization.refresh_token.exception').inc()
+        raise CannotAuthorize(traceback.format_exc()) from error
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def delete_expired_oauthrequests(total_workers: int, worker_number: int, limit: int = 1000, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Delete expired OAuth request parameters.
+
+    :param total_workers:      Number of total workers.
+    :param worker_number:      id of the executing worker.
+    :param limit:              Maximum number of oauth request session parameters to delete.
+    :param session:            Database session in use.
+
+    :returns: number of deleted rows
+    """
+
+    try:
+        # get expired OAuth request parameters
+        query = select(
+            models.OAuthRequest.state
+        ).where(
+            models.OAuthRequest.expired_at < datetime.utcnow()
+        ).order_by(
+            models.OAuthRequest.expired_at
+        )
+        query = filter_thread_work(session=session, query=query, total_threads=total_workers, thread_id=worker_number, hash_variable='state')
+        # limiting the number of oauth requests deleted at once
+        query = query.limit(limit)
+        # Oracle does not support chaining order_by(), limit(), and
+        # with_for_update(). Use a nested query to overcome this.
+        if session.bind.dialect.name == 'oracle':
+            query = select(
+                models.OAuthRequest.state
+            ).where(
+                models.OAuthRequest.state.in_(query)
+            ).with_for_update(
+                skip_locked=True
+            )
+        else:
+            query = query.with_for_update(skip_locked=True)
+
+        ndeleted = 0
+        for states in session.execute(query).scalars().partitions(10):
+            query = delete(
+                models.OAuthRequest
+            ).where(
+                models.OAuthRequest.state.in_(states)
+            )
+            ndeleted += session.execute(query).rowcount
+        return ndeleted
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise RucioException(error.args) from error
+
+
+def __get_keyvalues_from_claims(token: str, keys=None):
+    """
+    Extracting claims from token, e.g. scope and audience.
+    :param token: the JWT to be unpacked
+    :param key: list of key names to extract from the token claims
+
+    :returns: The list of unicode values under the key, throws an exception otherwise.
+    """
+    resdict = {}
+    try:
+        claims = JWT().unpack(token).payload()
+        if not keys:
+            keys = claims.keys()
+        for key in keys:
+            value = ''
+            if key in claims:
+                value = val_to_space_sep_str(claims[key])
+            resdict[key] = value
+        return resdict
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc()) from error
+
+
+@read_session
+def __get_rucio_jwt_dict(jwt: str, account=None, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Get a Rucio token dictionary from token claims.
+    Check token expiration and find default Rucio
+    account for token identity.
+    :param jwt: JSON Web Token to be inspected
+    :param session: DB session in use
+
+    :returns: Rucio token dictionary, None otherwise
+    """
+    try:
+        # getting token paylod
+        token_payload = __get_keyvalues_from_claims(jwt)
+        identity_string = oidc_identity_string(token_payload['sub'], token_payload['iss'])
+        expiry_date = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(float(token_payload['exp']))
+        if expiry_date < datetime.utcnow():  # check if expired
+            logging.debug("Token has already expired since: %s", str(expiry_date))
+            return None
+        scope = None
+        audience = None
+        if 'scope' in token_payload:
+            scope = val_to_space_sep_str(token_payload['scope'])
+        if 'aud' in token_payload:
+            audience = val_to_space_sep_str(token_payload['aud'])
+        if not account:
+            # this assumes token has been previously looked up in DB
+            # before to be sure that we do not have the right account already in the DB !
+            account = get_default_account(identity_string, IdentityType.OIDC, True, session=session)
+        else:
+            if not exist_identity_account(identity_string, IdentityType.OIDC, account, session=session):
+                logging.debug("No OIDC identity exists for account: %s", str(account))
+                return None
+        value = {'account': account,
+                 'identity': identity_string,
+                 'lifetime': expiry_date,
+                 'audience': audience,
+                 'authz_scope': scope}
+        return value
+    except Exception:
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        return None
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def __save_validated_token(token, valid_dict, extra_dict=None, *, session: "Session"):
+    """
+    Save JWT token to the Rucio DB.
+
+    :param token: Authentication token as a variable-length string.
+    :param valid_dict: Validation Rucio dictionary as the output
+                       of the __get_rucio_jwt_dict function
+    :raises RucioException: on any error
+    :returns: A dict with token and expires_at entries.
+    """
+    try:
+        if not extra_dict:
+            extra_dict = {}
+        new_token = models.Token(account=valid_dict.get('account', None),
+                                 token=token,
+                                 oidc_scope=valid_dict.get('authz_scope', None),
+                                 expired_at=valid_dict.get('lifetime', None),
+                                 audience=valid_dict.get('audience', None),
+                                 identity=valid_dict.get('identity', None),
+                                 refresh=extra_dict.get('refresh', False),
+                                 refresh_token=extra_dict.get('refresh_token', None),
+                                 refresh_expired_at=extra_dict.get('refresh_expired_at', None),
+                                 refresh_lifetime=extra_dict.get('refresh_lifetime', None),
+                                 refresh_start=extra_dict.get('refresh_start', None),
+                                 ip=extra_dict.get('ip', None))
+        new_token.save(session=session)
+
+        return token_dictionary(new_token)
+
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise RucioException(error.args) from error
+
+
+@transactional_session
+def validate_jwt(json_web_token: str, *, session: "Session") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Verifies signature and validity of a JSON Web Token.
+    Gets the issuer public keys from the oidc_client
+    and verifies the validity of the token.
+    Used only for external tokens, not known to Rucio DB.
+
+    :param json_web_token: the JWT string to verify
+
+    :returns: dictionary { account: <account name>,
+                           identity: <identity>,
+                           lifetime: <token lifetime>,
+                           audience: <audience>,
+                           authz_scope: <authz_scope> }
+              if successful.
+    :raises: CannotAuthenticate if unsuccessful
+    """
+
+    if not OIDC_CLIENTS:
+        # retry once loading OIDC clients
+        __initialize_oidc_clients()
+        if not OIDC_CLIENTS:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+    try:
+
+        # getting issuer from the token payload
+        token_dict: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = __get_rucio_jwt_dict(json_web_token, session=session)
+        if not token_dict:
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+        issuer = token_dict['identity'].split(", ")[1].split("=")[1]
+        oidc_client = OIDC_CLIENTS[issuer]
+        issuer_keys = oidc_client.keyjar.get_issuer_keys(issuer)
+        JWS().verify_compact(json_web_token, issuer_keys)
+        # if there is no audience and scope information,
+        # try to get it from IdP introspection endpoint
+        # TO-BE-REMOVED - once all IdPs support scope and audience in token claims !!!
+        if not token_dict['authz_scope'] or not token_dict['audience']:
+            clprocess = subprocess.Popen(['curl', '-s', '-L', '-u', '%s:%s'
+                                          % (oidc_client.client_id, oidc_client.client_secret),
+                                          '-d', 'token=%s' % (json_web_token),
+                                          oidc_client.introspection_endpoint],
+                                         shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+            inspect_claims = json.loads(clprocess.communicate()[0])
+            try:
+                token_dict['audience'] = inspect_claims['aud']
+                token_dict['authz_scope'] = inspect_claims['scope']
+            except:
+                pass
+        METRICS.counter(name='JSONWebToken.valid').inc()
+        # if token is valid and coming from known issuer --> check aud and scope and save it if unknown
+        if token_dict['authz_scope'] and token_dict['audience']:
+            if all_oidc_req_claims_present(token_dict['authz_scope'], token_dict['audience'], EXPECTED_OIDC_SCOPE, EXPECTED_OIDC_AUDIENCE):
+                # save the token in Rucio DB giving the permission to use it for Rucio operations
+                __save_validated_token(json_web_token, token_dict, session=session)
+            else:
+                logging.debug("Token audience [%s] or scope [%s] verification failed.", token_dict['audience'], token_dict['authz_scope'])
+                raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+        else:
+            logging.debug("Token audience or scope not present.")
+            raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+        METRICS.counter(name='JSONWebToken.saved').inc()
+        return token_dict
+    except Exception:
+        METRICS.counter(name='JSONWebToken.invalid').inc()
+        logging.debug(traceback.format_exc())
+        raise CannotAuthenticate(traceback.format_exc())
+
+
+def oidc_identity_string(sub: str, iss: str):
+    """
+    Transform IdP sub claim and issuers url into users identity string.
+    :param sub: users SUB claim from the Identity Provider
+    :param iss: issuer (IdP) https url
+
+    :returns: OIDC identity string "SUB=<usersid>, ISS=https://iam-test.ch/"
+    """
+    return 'SUB=' + str(sub) + ', ISS=' + str(iss)
+
+
+def token_dictionary(token: models.Token):
+    return {'token': token.token, 'expires_at': token.expired_at}