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Summary

Closes #52. Supersedes #55 and #57.

Prevents authenticated user claims from being included in SSR HTML for routes that may be served from a shared cache/CDN (CVE-2026-53721).

Root Cause

useUser() is serialized into the Nuxt SSR payload. The auth middleware previously populated it on every request, which meant cached HTML could contain one user's claims and be served to another user.

Fix

Introduce an explicit auth0.ssrUser route rule to prevent user claims from being serialized into SSR HTML on cacheable routes.

When ssrUser: false:

  • The server skips populating useUser(), so the rendered HTML contains no user claims.
  • After hydration, the client fetches the authenticated user from /auth/profile.
  • /auth/profile is explicitly excluded from Nitro caching and returns Cache-Control: no-store.

The setting can be configured globally or per route, with per-route rules taking precedence.

This replaces the cacheability detection from #57 with an explicit opt-out, avoiding unreliable cache detection at the security boundary.

Testing

Unit tests - 24 new tests (npm run test:unit)

  • Covers SSR user resolution and ssrUser configuration.
  • Verifies profile caching behavior and client-side hydration.

E2E tests - 12 new tests (npm run test:e2e)

  • Covers route-level and global ssrUser opt-in/opt-out.
  • Verifies swr: 60 caching, session isolation, and client hydration.

Full unit suite (68), lint, and build are green.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a configurable /auth/profile endpoint returning authenticated claims or an anonymous response.
    • Added global and per-route controls for server-rendered user data.
    • Added client-side hydration when server-rendered user data is unavailable.
    • Profile responses avoid shared caching and vary by authentication cookies.
  • Documentation

    • Documented profile routes, SSR configuration, caching considerations, precedence rules, and customization options.

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Walkthrough

The Auth0 Nuxt module adds a configurable /auth/profile endpoint, route-aware SSR user serialization, and client-side hydration. It also adds route-rule TypeScript declarations, runtime configuration, tests, and documentation for these behaviors.

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SSR user serialization and profile hydration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Module contracts and registration
packages/auth0-nuxt/src/types.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/types/route-rules.d.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/module.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/module.spec.ts
The module adds the configurable profile route and ssrUser option. It exposes route-rule types, runtime defaults, the client plugin, profile route mounting, and cache-disabled profile route rules.
Route-aware SSR resolution
packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/utils/resolve-ssr-user.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/utils/resolve-ssr-user.spec.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/plugins/auth.server.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/middleware/auth.server.ts
Server requests resolve auth0SsrUser from route rules and the module default. Middleware skips user loading when SSR user population is disabled.
Profile endpoint and client hydration
packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/api/auth/profile.get.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/plugins/auth.client.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/api/auth/profile.get.spec.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/plugins/auth.client.spec.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/test/fixtures/basic/app.vue
The profile handler returns claims or null with no-store and cookie-vary headers. The client plugin fetches the endpoint after suspense when needed and updates useUser().
Configuration and usage guidance
packages/auth0-nuxt/README.md, packages/auth0-nuxt/EXAMPLES.md
Documentation covers the profile route, ssrUser configuration, route precedence, client hydration, middleware restrictions, and cache requirements.
SSR and cache integration validation
packages/auth0-nuxt/test/ssr-user*.test.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/test/cached-profile.test.ts, packages/auth0-nuxt/test/fixtures/{ssr-user,ssr-user-global,cached-profile}/*
Integration fixtures and tests validate SSR opt-out and opt-in behavior, client hydration, and profile isolation under shared-cache rules.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bbf9e

The route-based SSR user setting may fail to apply an intended opt-in on mixed-case routes, causing those routes to use the global behavior instead; this is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and a follow-up fix. The examples documentation also contains a broken internal link.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Browser
  participant AuthClientPlugin
  participant ProfileHandler
  participant Auth0
  Browser->>AuthClientPlugin: Resolve app suspense
  AuthClientPlugin->>ProfileHandler: Fetch configured profile route
  ProfileHandler->>Auth0: Retrieve authenticated user
  Auth0-->>ProfileHandler: Return claims or null
  ProfileHandler-->>AuthClientPlugin: Return profile response
  AuthClientPlugin-->>Browser: Update useUser state
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the profile route and route-based SSR user control, which are the PR's primary changes.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR addresses issue #52 with SSR opt-out controls, client hydration, a no-store profile endpoint, documentation, and integration tests.
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In `@packages/auth0-nuxt/README.md`:
- Line 258: Update the mountRoutes: false documentation to instruct users to
manually mount the profile handler at the configured profile path and preserve
Cache-Control: no-store. Also document the exact Nitro cache rule for that path,
such as '/auth/profile': { cache: false }, so wildcard caching cannot expose
profile claims across users.

In `@packages/auth0-nuxt/src/module.ts`:
- Around line 144-151: Move the extendRouteRules call for routes.profile outside
the mountRoutes conditional so the cache opt-out is always applied, including
when applications manually mount the handler. Update the mountRoutes: false test
in the module test suite to assert that extendRouteRules receives the profile
route with cache disabled and override enabled.

In `@packages/auth0-nuxt/src/runtime/server/utils/resolve-ssr-user.ts`:
- Around line 39-47: Update resolveSsrUser so it evaluates both the original and
lowercase paths before applying globalSsrUser; return false if either matching
route rule explicitly disables SSR user data, while allowing a lowercase rule to
opt in when the global default is false. Add a regression test covering /Blog
resolving against /blog with ssrUser enabled and a false global default.
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272-272: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Fix the section anchor.

This file defines ## Controlling the SSR user write, so the generated anchor is #controlling-the-ssr-user-write. The current #5-controlling-the-ssr-user-write link is broken.

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[observations]

  • Line 277 states that client hydration runs once at application initialization.
  • The client plugin registers app:suspense:resolve and only skips fetching when user.value is truthy.
  • A null response is assigned as undefined.
    [analysis]
  • Anonymous sessions have no completion marker in the shown implementation.
  • The documented once-only behavior depends on the Nuxt hook firing only during initial load.
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  • Request verification of the lifecycle claim and align the documentation or implementation.
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In `@packages/auth0-nuxt/EXAMPLES.md` at line 272, Update the section link in the
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Global SSR auth middleware has no cache-awareness or opt-out — bakes the user into the __NUXT__ payload on every SSR route

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