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What does this PR do?

Fixes GitHub Copilot Device Authentication sessions being restored by VS Code after the Device Authentication token has been removed.

The PR tracks authentication sessions created using Device Authentication in VS Code SecretStorage. During workspace restart, persisted Device Authentication sessions are removed when Device Authentication is no longer active.

The provider also avoids immediately recreating a session using a fallback PAT/git-credential token after removing the persisted Device Authentication session, requiring the user to authenticate again.

CRW-11730.mp4

What issues does this PR fix?

Fixes the issue where removing the GitHub Copilot Device Authentication token from one workspace does not invalidate the persisted authentication session in other existing workspaces.

After removing the Kubernetes device-authentication-secret-* secret, another workspace could restore the previously persisted VS Code authentication session after restart and continue using GitHub Copilot without re-authentication.

How to test this PR?

  • Open User Dashboard in browser in incognito mode as a non-admin user.
  • Create workspace WS1 and complete GitHub Device Authentication flow - verify Copilot Chat works.
  • Create workspace WS2 - verify Copilot Chat works without authentication (token shared).\
  • In WS2, open Command Palette (F1) and run GitHub Copilot: Remove Device Authentication Token
  • Verify device-authentication-secret-* k8s secret is deleted from user namespace
  • Restart WS1 and open Copilot Chat

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  • the corresponding items were added to the CHANGELOG.md file
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved Device Authentication session tracking and persistence across restarts.
    • Prevented removed, invalid, or incomplete sessions from being restored unexpectedly.
    • Ensured session records are cleared consistently during sign-out, cleanup, invalidation, and authentication changes.
    • Failed session tracking now safely rolls back incomplete authentication sessions.
    • Copilot now clearly explains when GitHub authentication is required.
    • Added a Sign in to GitHub action to start authentication directly from the warning.

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The GitHub authentication extension now hydrates sessions directly from the active token and tracks Device Authentication session IDs through creation, cleanup, removal, and rollback. It clears tracked IDs when authentication becomes invalid or sessions are fully cleared. Copilot now shows a GitHub sign-in action when authentication fails and throws an error with a specific authentication-required message.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 741eb

The PR invalidates persisted Device Authentication sessions, but unresolved failure modes can leave sessions untracked or survive delayed and concurrent updates, while hydration may fail without retry. This could preserve stale access or prevent expected reauthentication, so merge requires owner follow-up or explicit acceptance.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CopilotTokenManager
  participant WarningMessage
  participant DeviceAuthentication
  CopilotTokenManager->>WarningMessage: show GitHub authentication warning
  WarningMessage->>DeviceAuthentication: execute device-code-flow.authentication
  CopilotTokenManager-->>WarningMessage: throw GitHubLoginFailedError
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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts`:
- Around line 97-112: The hydration flow in doHydrateWithToken must persist IDs
for sessions it creates from a Device Authentication token, including when the
pre-hydration sessions list is empty. Update the device-auth session tracking
around deviceAuthSessionStorageKey to include hydratedSessions and store the
resulting IDs before returning, while preserving existing session IDs.
- Around line 209-215: Update the persisted session-ID parsing in the GitHub
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Works as expected and described. when deleting device authentication from one workspace and reload the others, all are now disconnected.
@msivasubramaniaan worth to review/comment the coderabbit comments.

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some step on the recording looks like a bug - not sure if it's introduced in the current PR or present in the main - I need to double check it...

please do not merge the PR - I would like to test it as well

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@msivasubramaniaan some step on the recording looks like a bug - not sure if it's introduced in the current PR or present in the main - I need to double check it...

please do not merge the PR - I would like to test it as well

Hello @RomanNikitenko
Please let me know your finding, I won't merge until then.

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code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts (3)

352-360: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Serialize updates to deviceAuthSessionStorageKey.

This read-modify-write is not synchronized. Two overlapping createSession calls can read the same ID list, and the last write can drop one session ID. Both sessions can remain persisted, but the untracked session will survive Device Authentication cleanup. Route all tracking-key updates through one serialized update helper.

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts` around lines 352 -
360, Serialize all read-modify-write operations for deviceAuthSessionStorageKey
through a single update helper, including the logic in createSession that reads
deviceAuthSessionIds and appends session.id. Ensure overlapping session
creations cannot overwrite each other’s IDs, and route any other tracking-key
updates through the same helper so cleanup retains every persisted device-auth
session.

440-440: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clear tracking when no sessions remain.

clearAllSessions returns before reaching this line when sessions is empty. clearDeviceAuthSessions has the same early-return behavior. Stale tracking IDs can therefore survive an explicit clear operation. Clear the tracking key before both early returns.

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts` at line 440, Update
clearAllSessions and clearDeviceAuthSessions to call storeDeviceAuthSessionIds
with an empty list before returning when no sessions remain, ensuring explicit
clears remove stale tracking IDs while preserving existing behavior for
non-empty sessions.

62-62: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fail closed when DEVWORKSPACE_ID is absent or empty.

The launcher supports an unset DEVWORKSPACE_ID, and the browser SecretStorage provider stores secrets in origin-wide localStorage. The default fallback therefore gives multiple workspaces the same sessions:default and device-auth-session-ids:default keys. A workspace can restore or remove another workspace's sessions. Abort activation or use a guaranteed unique identifier when DEVWORKSPACE_ID is missing.

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts` at line 62, Update
the activation flow that derives device-auth storage keys to fail closed when
DEVWORKSPACE_ID is absent or empty, aborting activation before assigning shared
fallback keys. Ensure deviceAuthSessionStorageKey and the related session
storage key are never constructed with a default or otherwise non-unique
workspace identifier.
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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts`:
- Around line 189-195: Make the persistence flow in doHydrateWithToken and
storeDeviceAuthSessionIds failure-safe so hydrated sessions cannot remain stored
without their device-auth session IDs; use a single atomic record when possible,
otherwise roll back the hydrated-session write if tracking persistence fails or
the process is interrupted between writes, while preserving existing session
tracking behavior.
- Around line 263-275: Update the delayed hydration flow so the sessions
returned by doHydrateWithToken, when invoked from doHydrate after
hydrateFromK8sToken’s initial lookup failure, are propagated back and their IDs
are persisted, including when Device Authentication was active. Preserve the
existing session creation behavior while ensuring this path does not discard the
returned AuthenticationSession array.

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts`:
- Around line 352-360: Serialize all read-modify-write operations for
deviceAuthSessionStorageKey through a single update helper, including the logic
in createSession that reads deviceAuthSessionIds and appends session.id. Ensure
overlapping session creations cannot overwrite each other’s IDs, and route any
other tracking-key updates through the same helper so cleanup retains every
persisted device-auth session.
- Line 440: Update clearAllSessions and clearDeviceAuthSessions to call
storeDeviceAuthSessionIds with an empty list before returning when no sessions
remain, ensuring explicit clears remove stale tracking IDs while preserving
existing behavior for non-empty sessions.
- Line 62: Update the activation flow that derives device-auth storage keys to
fail closed when DEVWORKSPACE_ID is absent or empty, aborting activation before
assigning shared fallback keys. Ensure deviceAuthSessionStorageKey and the
related session storage key are never constructed with a default or otherwise
non-unique workspace identifier.
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Hello @RomanNikitenko
Please let me know your finding, I won't merge until then

I meant:

  • on your recording I see that after restarting the second workspace Copilot chat panel only displays an error - no even Sign in button at the bottom
  • so - a user probably has no idea - what's the problem and what to do to get Copilot working
  • I would expect - at least Sign in button at the bottom or directly in the Chat panel when a user starts to type something

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I'm going to have a vacation during next 2 weeks - please feel free to the merge the PR when it looks good to your and other reviewers

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts`:
- Line 83: Update hydrateFromK8sToken and its interaction with getToken so
hydration is retried or deferred when githubService.whenReady exceeds the
five-second race, ensuring tokenInfo is initialized before token access. Add a
regression test covering delayed service readiness and successful hydration
after readiness.

In
`@code/extensions/copilot/src/platform/authentication/vscode-node/copilotTokenManager.ts`:
- Around line 142-155: Preserve the machine-readable GitHubLoginFailed reason in
the authentication failure flow around GitHubLoginFailedError and its message.
Keep the user-facing warning text separate from the error’s machine-readable
reason, or update the contextKeys.contribution.ts consumer to classify
GitHubLoginFailedError before reading e.message, so unauthenticated and BYOK
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this.githubService.whenReady,
new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
]);
await Promise.race([this.githubService.whenReady,new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))]);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
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# Inspect the service readiness and token contracts.
rg -n -C 6 --type ts \
  'whenReady|GithubServiceInstance|async getToken\s*\(|getToken\s*\(' \
  code/extensions/che-github-authentication

# Inspect existing hydration coverage and removed retry-path references.
rg -n -C 6 --type ts \
  'hydrateFromK8sToken|doHydrateWithToken|waitForToken|whenReady' \
  code/extensions/che-github-authentication

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

# Locate the concrete GitHub service and focused tests without executing repository code.
rg -n -C 8 --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' \
  'class .*Github|whenReady\s*=|whenReady\s*:|getGithubService|getToken\s*\(' .

printf '\n--- authentication extension files ---\n'
git ls-files 'code/extensions/che-github-authentication'

printf '\n--- relevant source outlines ---\n'
ast-grep outline code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts
ast-grep outline code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/extension.ts

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printf '%s\n' '--- GithubService contract ---'
cat -n code/extensions/che-api/src/api/github-service.ts | sed -n '20,45p'

printf '%s\n' '--- readiness and initialization tests ---'
rg -n -C 8 --glob '*.spec.ts' --glob '*.test.ts' \
  'whenReady|initializeToken|token extraction|token is not setup|GithubServiceImpl' \
  code/extensions/che-api code/extensions/che-github-authentication

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cat -n code/extensions/che-api/src/impl/github-service-impl.ts | sed -n '125,235p'

printf '%s\n' '--- all call sites of hydrateFromK8sToken ---'
rg -n -C 5 --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' \
  'hydrateFromK8sToken'

printf '%s\n' '--- extension authentication tests and package test scripts ---'
find code/extensions/che-github-authentication code/extensions/che-api \
  -maxdepth 3 -type f \( -name '*.spec.ts' -o -name '*.test.ts' -o -name 'package.json' \) -print

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printf '%s\n' '--- hydrate call sites ---'
rg -n -C 5 --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' \
  'hydrateFromK8sToken' . || true

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant extension files ---'
find code/extensions/che-github-authentication code/extensions/che-api \
  -maxdepth 3 -type f \( -name '*.spec.ts' -o -name '*.test.ts' -o -name 'package.json' \) -print

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# Model the exact timeout path without importing or executing repository code.
node - <<'JS'
const sleep = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));

async function hydrate(readinessDelayMs) {
  let tokenInfo;
  const whenReady = (async () => {
    await sleep(readinessDelayMs);
    tokenInfo = { value: 'workspace-token' };
  })();

  await Promise.race([whenReady, sleep(5000)]);
  await sleep(1); // represent the subsequent asynchronous hydration work

  if (!tokenInfo) {
    throw new Error('GitHub authentication token is not setup');
  }
  return tokenInfo.value;
}

(async () => {
  for (const delay of [100, 5001, 7000]) {
    try {
      console.log(`${delay}ms readiness: ${await hydrate(delay)}`);
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(`${delay}ms readiness: rejected: ${error.message}`);
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Retry hydration after delayed service readiness.

If whenReady remains pending beyond the five-second timeout, hydrateFromK8sToken() can call getToken() before tokenInfo is set. getToken() then throws, and extension activation has no retry path. Defer or retry hydration after readiness, and add a delayed-readiness regression test.

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In `@code/extensions/che-github-authentication/src/github.ts` at line 83, Update
hydrateFromK8sToken and its interaction with getToken so hydration is retried or
deferred when githubService.whenReady exceeds the five-second race, ensuring
tokenInfo is initialized before token access. Add a regression test covering
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Comment on lines +142 to +155
const message = 'GitHub authentication is required to use Copilot.';

window.showWarningMessage(
message,
'Sign in to GitHub',
).then(selection => {
if (selection === 'Sign in to GitHub') {
commands.executeCommand(
'github-authentication.device-code-flow.authentication',
);
}
});

throw new GitHubLoginFailedError(message);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the machine-readable GitHubLoginFailed reason.

contextKeys.contribution.ts reads e.message as reason before checking instanceof GitHubLoginFailedError. With this change, expected unauthenticated and BYOK failures no longer use the debug path, and activation telemetry records the user-facing message instead of GitHubLoginFailed. Keep the machine-readable reason separate from the display message, or update the consumer to classify GitHubLoginFailedError first.

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In
`@code/extensions/copilot/src/platform/authentication/vscode-node/copilotTokenManager.ts`
around lines 142 - 155, Preserve the machine-readable GitHubLoginFailed reason
in the authentication failure flow around GitHubLoginFailedError and its
message. Keep the user-facing warning text separate from the error’s
machine-readable reason, or update the contextKeys.contribution.ts consumer to
classify GitHubLoginFailedError before reading e.message, so unauthenticated and
BYOK failures retain the GitHubLoginFailed telemetry/debug classification.

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