{"record":{"id":"a94cee987ec937b4","repo":"dgraph-io/dgraph","slug":"required-field-missing-in-dgraph-authorization-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"required field missing in Dgraph.Authorization:%s","messagePattern":"required field missing in Dgraph\\.Authorization:(.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"graphql/authorization/auth.go","lineNumber":104,"sourceCode":"\t\tif a.VerificationKey == \"\" {\n\t\t\tfields = \" `Verification key`/`JWKUrl`/`JWKUrls`\"\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif a.Algo == \"\" {\n\t\t\tfields += \" `Algo`\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tif a.Header == \"\" {\n\t\tfields += \" `Header`\"\n\t}\n\n\tif a.Namespace == \"\" {\n\t\tfields += \" `Namespace`\"\n\t}\n\n\tif len(fields) > 0 {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"required field missing in Dgraph.Authorization:%s\", fields)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc Parse(schema string) (*AuthMeta, error) {\n\tvar meta AuthMeta\n\tauthInfoIdx := strings.LastIndex(schema, AuthMetaHeader)\n\tif authInfoIdx == -1 {\n\t\treturn nil, nil\n\t}\n\tauthInfo := schema[authInfoIdx:]\n\terr := json.Unmarshal([]byte(authInfo[len(AuthMetaHeader):]), &meta)\n\tif err == nil {\n\t\tif err := meta.validate(); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, err\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif algoErr := meta.initSigningMethod(); algoErr != nil {","sourceCodeStart":86,"sourceCodeEnd":122,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/blob/759e242be62c91f8d084da06ad0c8d21256d9c07/graphql/authorization/auth.go#L86-L122","documentation":"Dgraph's `validate` checks that the mandatory AuthMeta fields are present. If any of `Header`, `Namespace`, `Audience`, `Algo`/`VerificationKey`(or JWK source) are empty, it aggregates the missing field names and returns `required field missing in Dgraph.Authorization:<fields>`. The empty string after the colon lists exactly which fields are absent.","triggerScenarios":"Calling Parse with a Dgraph.Authorization JSON that omits one or more required keys — most commonly `Namespace`, `Audience`, or `Header` — e.g. starting Dgraph with `Dgraph.Authorization: {\"JWKUrl\":\"...\",\"Algo\":\"RS256\"}` with no Namespace.","commonSituations":"Typos in JSON keys (\"namespace\" lowercase) so the expected field reads as empty; partial configs copied from docs; forgetting Audience which is required when a JWKUrl is provided; switching IDPs and dropping fields.","solutions":["Read the field names appended after the colon in the message and add each missing key to the Dgraph.Authorization header","Add `Namespace` (the claim namespace, e.g. \"https://dgraph.io/jwt/claims\") if it's listed","Add `Audience` (array) matching your IDP's `aud` claim — required whenever JWKUrl/JWKUrls is set","Add `Header` (e.g. \"X-Auth-Token\" or Authorization) if listed; fix any key casing so JSON unmarshalling populates the fields"],"exampleFix":"// before\nDgraph.Authorization: {\"JWKUrl\":\"https://idp/jwks.json\",\"Audience\":[\"dgraph\"],\"Algo\":\"RS256\"}\n// after\nDgraph.Authorization: {\"JWKUrl\":\"https://idp/jwks.json\",\"Namespace\":\"https://dgraph.io/jwt/claims\",\"Audience\":[\"dgraph\"],\"Algo\":\"RS256\",\"Header\":\"X-Auth-Token\"}","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const auth = JSON.parse(process.env.DGRAPH_AUTHORIZATION);\nfor (const f of ['Namespace','Audience','Header','Algo']) {\n  if (!auth[f] || (Array.isArray(auth[f]) && !auth[f].length)) {\n    throw new Error(`required field missing in Dgraph.Authorization: ${f}`);\n  }\n}","typeGuard":"const hasRequiredAuthFields = (a) => !!a.Namespace && !!a.Header && Array.isArray(a.Audience) && a.Audience.length > 0;","tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Keep the required-field checklist (Header, Namespace, Audience, key material) next to your config","Watch JSON key casing — unexported/misspelled keys silently unmarshal to zero values","Validate config at deploy time, not just at server start"],"tags":["authentication","jwt","configuration","validation"],"backgroundTag":"jwt-provider-config-missing-field","analyzedSha":"759e242be62c91f8d084da06ad0c8d21256d9c07","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T14:42:12.034Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}