Trouble using institutional login
fjwillemsen opened this issue · 3 comments
There is a problem when using Overleaf's institutional login: you may be redirected to your OS browser during the process, resulting in a failed login. I am currently working on solving this and have submitted a bug issue to Nativefier in the process. In the meantime, you can use the workaround described in the troubleshooting section of the README.
Resolved in accordance with the corresponding Nativefier issue.
I still have an error message open in Chrome when logging into my KIT account (german university: Karlsruher Institut of Technology).
Deepl translation:
Error
Outdated request
You probably see this message because you clicked the Back button on your web browser while you were on a secure web page or application. You may have also bookmarked the login page instead of the web page you want to access. Or you may have clicked on a link sent to you by someone who made the same mistake.
Without this check, some web browsers might create errors, or you would be redirected back to the application. Therefore, you will be shown this page instead.
I have fixed it for Karlsruher Institut of Technology in the just released 1.7.4.
The way checking whether a URL should remain internal or go external (the root issue here) currently works is by checking a list of known sign-in providers, and a custom regex. This regex currently matches URLs where the subdomain contains keywords like profile, identity, and account. I have added idp to fix it for KIT, but I'm reluctant to add too many non-explicit subdomains to avoid the application from not going external when it should.
For others experiencing similar issues: feel free to suggest the subdomain to be added and I'll look in to it, but the easier way to circumvent this problem is by going to overleaf.com → logging in via the desired institution → Account → Account Settings → Add another email. You should then be able to login in the application to the account directly via any email listed there.