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Changed the callback server binding from "localhost" to "127.0.0.1" in oauth.py:351.
Likelihood Assessment: Very High (85-90%)
Here's why this is very likely the root cause:
Evidence Supporting This Fix
and failed
- Authentication succeeds ✓
- Scope acceptance succeeds ✓
- Browser redirect happens (GitGuardian redirects to http://localhost:8000)
- But callback never arrives at the server ✗
- Server times out waiting ✗
- When binding to "localhost", Python might bind to:
- When the browser redirects to http://localhost:8000, it might:
- If there's a mismatch, the connection fails silently
- Corporate networks often have specific IPv6 policies
- Self-hosted servers may have different network configurations than SaaS
- Firewalls/security policies might treat IPv4 and IPv6 differently