# LINE Login security checklist

When developing an application using LINE Login, you must prepare for potential attacks by third parties and implement the login function without any security flaws.

We provide a checklist to ensure that there are no security flaws when integrating LINE Login into your application. Use the checklist to validate your application before publishing.

We also recommend confirming the session "Implementing safe and secure LINE Login (opens new window)" at LINE DEVELOPER DAY 2020.

Be sure to build a safe system with an understanding of the purpose of the checklist

The checklist contains excerpts of points that require special attention when using LINE Login. Conforming to the contents of the checklist does not guarantee security. Be sure to build a safe system with a full understanding of the dangers.

# Checklist for query parameters passed to the authorization URL

The following checklist is for the query parameters to the authorization URL, when initiating the authentication and authorization process. For more information on the authorization URL, see Authenticating users and making authorization requests.

Callback URL

Callback URL refers to the Callback URL on the LINE Login tab of the LINE Login channel in the LINE Developers Console. For more information on how to set the Callback URL, see Getting started with LINE Login.

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Is the URL schema specified in redirect_uri HTTPS? (Unless there is a specific reason not to specify it.)
Do you understand a valid URL as redirect_uri is one of the following URLs?
  • URL that exactly matches the URL registered in the Callback URL
  • URL registered in the Callback URL with optional query parameters added
Is there a query parameter that receives an arbitrary URL and redirects in the query parameter received by the URL registered in the Callback URL? If such a parameter exists, do you verify that Open Redirector vulnerability does not exist?
Is the value specified in state randomly generated and unique in a cryptographically secure and unpredictable way, such as SecureRandom, and in a way that can't be predicted by third parties?
Is the value specified for state stored in a location inaccessible to a third party, such as follows?
  • Server session information
  • Cookies protected by the same-origin policy, etc
Is the different value specified for state each time a login is attempted, even if the same user tries to log in?

# Checklist for query parameters returned to the callback URL

The following checklist is for the query parameters returned to the callback URL. For more information on the query parameters returned to the callback URL, see Receiving the authorization code or error response with a web app.

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Do you confirm that the value of state matches the state specified in the authentication URL?

# Checklist for issuing the access token

The following checklist is for issuing the access token using the LINE Login API. For more information on issuing the access token, see Issue access token and Managing authorized apps.

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Do you understand that the channel secret you specify in client_secret is confidential information and can't be known by third parties?

# Checklist for using ID tokens and access tokens

The following checklist is for using the ID tokens and access tokens issued by the LINE Platform. For more information on issuing ID tokens and access tokens, see Get profile information from ID tokens and Managing authorized apps.

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Have you verified ID tokens and access tokens?
Have you checked the values of the client_id and expires_in properties meet the following conditions, after successfully verifying the access token?
  • client_id: Same value as the channel ID of the LINE Login channel linked to the native app
  • expires_in: Positive value

# Checklist for sending ID tokens and access tokens to the backend server for processing

The following checklist is for user registration and login for using user information obtained by the LINE Platform. For more information on secure user registration and concepts of the login process, see Creating a secure login process between your app and server.

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Have you sent the raw ID tokens or access tokens from the client to the backend server, instead of user IDs or other information?
* After using APIs that verify ID tokens and access tokens, the backend server can retrieve user IDs and other information.
Have you verified ID tokens and access tokens that are sent from the client to the backend server?