4 files changed, 34 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
index 1e7c701..5c539e2 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
@@ -580,12 +580,24 @@ func parseRedir(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
 		body = fmt.Sprintf(metaRedir, safeTo, safeTo, safeTo, safeTo)
 		code = "302"
 	default:
+		// Allow placeholders for the code
+		if strings.HasPrefix(code, "{") {
+			break
+		}
+		// Try to validate as an integer otherwise
 		codeInt, err := strconv.Atoi(code)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, h.Errf("Not a supported redir code type or not valid integer: '%s'", code)
 		}
-		if codeInt < 300 || codeInt > 399 {
-			return nil, h.Errf("Redir code not in the 3xx range: '%v'", codeInt)
+		// Sometimes, a 401 with Location header is desirable because
+		// requests made with XHR will "eat" the 3xx redirect; so if
+		// the intent was to redirect to an auth page, a 3xx won't
+		// work. Responding with 401 allows JS code to read the
+		// Location header and do a window.location redirect manually.
+		// see https://stackoverflow.com/a/2573589/846934
+		// see https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/issues/1522
+		if codeInt < 300 || (codeInt > 399 && codeInt != 401) {
+			return nil, h.Errf("Redir code not in the 3xx range or 401: '%v'", codeInt)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins_test.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins_test.go
index 991c649..bd5e116 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins_test.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins_test.go
@@ -149,20 +149,35 @@ func TestRedirDirectiveSyntax(t *testing.T) {
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
+			// this is now allowed so a Location header
+			// can be written and consumed by JS
+			// in the case of XHR requests
 			input: `:8080 {
-				redir /old.html /new.html htlm
+				redir * :8081 401
+			}`,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			input: `:8080 {
+				redir * :8081 402
 			}`,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
 		{
 			input: `:8080 {
-				redir * :8081 200
+				redir * :8081 {http.reverse_proxy.status_code}
+			}`,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			input: `:8080 {
+				redir /old.html /new.html htlm
 			}`,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
 		{
 			input: `:8080 {
-				redir * :8081 400
+				redir * :8081 200
 			}`,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
index aaa8cb0..164b912 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var directiveOrder = []string{
 
 	// middleware handlers; some wrap responses
 	"basicauth",
+	"forward_auth",
 	"request_header",
 	"encode",
 	"push",
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
index 242f0b8..9c723db 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func (st ServerType) Setup(inputServerBlocks []caddyfile.ServerBlock,
 		{regexp.MustCompile(`{path\.([\w-]*)}`), "{http.request.uri.path.$1}"},
 		{regexp.MustCompile(`{re\.([\w-]*)\.([\w-]*)}`), "{http.regexp.$1.$2}"},
 		{regexp.MustCompile(`{vars\.([\w-]*)}`), "{http.vars.$1}"},
+		{regexp.MustCompile(`{rp\.([\w-\.]*)}`), "{http.reverse_proxy.$1}"},
 	}
 
 	for _, sb := range originalServerBlocks {