ruvnet/RuView · error · AuthenticationError

Invalid authentication scheme

Error message

Invalid authentication scheme

What it means

Error "Invalid authentication scheme" thrown in ruvnet/RuView.

Source

Thrown at archive/v1/src/middleware/auth.py:256

        ]
        
        return any(path.startswith(skip_path) for skip_path in skip_paths)
    
    async def _authenticate_request(self, request: Request) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """Authenticate the request and return user info."""
        # Try to get token from Authorization header
        authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")

        if not authorization:
            if self._requires_auth(request):
                raise AuthenticationError("Missing authorization header")
            return None
        
        # Extract token
        try:
            scheme, token = authorization.split()
            if scheme.lower() != "bearer":
                raise AuthenticationError("Invalid authentication scheme")
        except ValueError:
            raise AuthenticationError("Invalid authorization header format")
        
        # Verify token
        try:
            payload = self.token_manager.verify_token(token)
            username = payload.get("sub")
            if not username:
                raise AuthenticationError("Invalid token payload")
            
            # Get user info
            user = self.user_manager.get_user(username)
            if not user:
                raise AuthenticationError("User not found")
            
            if not user.get("is_active", False):
                raise AuthenticationError("User account is disabled")
            

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at archive/v1/src/middleware/auth.py:256 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Authentication and authorization failures — expired tokens, bad credentials, and missing scopes.

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