Rule Errors do not propagate

[darkyen]

The following will not respect pass through any errors that come from Rules as error_description

Strategy.prototype.authenticate = function (req, options) {
  if (req.query && req.query.error) {
    return this.fail(req.query.error);
  }
  this._base.authenticate.call(this, req, options);
};

[techpool]

Yeah, actually what's happening is the fail function automatically redirects you to the failureRedirect path in the passport setting. I think this is a special case of auth0 and thus needs to be handled differently rather than calling the fail function.

[dshorowitz]

I have the same issue. Errors from rules get sent to the failureRedirect path. I want to show those errors in the lock widget instead (where the lock widget UI would update with the error text, similar to 'Wrong email or password'

How can you do this using auth0 passport?

[joshcanhelp]

We recommend using the Universal Login Page for authentication. See our docs for a comparison. Currently, Rules do not bubble the error text up to Lock but that may be added in the future.