feat(auth): add Authorization header fallback for OAuth client credentials

- Implement fallback logic in TokenHandler to check Authorization header
  when client credentials are missing from form data
- Support Basic authentication with proper Base64 decoding and URL decoding
- Add comprehensive test suite covering all scenarios
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing form data authentication
- Improve OAuth 2.0 compliance by supporting both client_secret_post
  and client_secret_basic methods

Fixes #1315

Author: ChenyangLi4288

OAUTH_ENHANCEMENT_SUMMARY.md

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+# OAuth TokenHandler Enhancement - Issue #1315
+
+## Overview
+
+This enhancement addresses GitHub issue #1315, which requested that the `TokenHandler` should check the `Authorization` header for client credentials when they are missing from the request body.
+
+## Problem
+
+Previously, the `TokenHandler` only looked for client credentials (`client_id` and `client_secret`) in the request form data. However, according to OAuth 2.0 specifications, client credentials can also be provided in the `Authorization` header using Basic authentication. When credentials were only provided in the header, the handler would throw a `ValidationError` even though valid credentials were present.
+
+## Solution
+
+The `TokenHandler.handle()` method has been enhanced to:
+
+1. **Primary**: Continue using client credentials from form data when available
+2. **Fallback**: Check the `Authorization` header for Basic authentication when `client_id` is missing from form data
+3. **Graceful degradation**: Handle malformed or invalid Authorization headers without breaking the existing flow
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Code Changes
+
+The enhancement was implemented in `src/mcp/server/auth/handlers/token.py`:
+
+```python
+async def handle(self, request: Request):
+    try:
+        form_data = dict(await request.form())
+
+        # Try to get client credentials from header if missing in body
+        if "client_id" not in form_data:
+            auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+            if auth_header and auth_header.startswith("Basic "):
+                encoded = auth_header.split(" ")[1]
+                decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded).decode("utf-8")
+                client_id, _, client_secret = decoded.partition(":")
+                client_secret = urllib.parse.unquote(client_secret)
+                form_data.setdefault("client_id", client_id)
+                form_data.setdefault("client_secret", client_secret)
+
+        token_request = TokenRequest.model_validate(form_data).root
+        # ... rest of the method
+```
+
+### Key Features
+
+- **Base64 Decoding**: Properly decodes Basic authentication credentials
+- **URL Decoding**: Handles URL-encoded client secrets (e.g., `test%2Bsecret` → `test+secret`)
+- **Non-intrusive**: Only activates when credentials are missing from form data
+- **Backward Compatible**: Existing functionality remains unchanged
+
+## Testing
+
+Comprehensive tests have been added in `tests/server/auth/test_token_handler.py` covering:
+
+1. **Form Data Credentials**: Existing functionality continues to work
+2. **Authorization Header Fallback**: New functionality works correctly
+3. **URL-encoded Secrets**: Handles special characters in client secrets
+4. **Invalid Headers**: Gracefully handles malformed Authorization headers
+5. **Refresh Token Grants**: Works with both grant types
+6. **Error Cases**: Proper validation when no credentials are provided
+
+### Test Coverage
+
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_form_data_credentials`
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_authorization_header_credentials`
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_authorization_header_url_encoded_secret`
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_invalid_authorization_header`
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_malformed_basic_auth`
+- ✅ `test_handle_with_refresh_token_grant`
+- ✅ `test_handle_without_credentials_fails`
+
+## OAuth 2.0 Compliance
+
+This enhancement improves compliance with OAuth 2.0 specifications by supporting both authentication methods:
+
+- **client_secret_post** (form data) - RFC 6749 Section 2.3.1
+- **client_secret_basic** (Authorization header) - RFC 6749 Section 2.3.1
+
+## Impact
+
+- **Positive**: Improves OAuth 2.0 compliance and client compatibility
+- **Neutral**: No breaking changes to existing functionality
+- **Performance**: Minimal overhead (only processes header when needed)
+
+## Files Modified
+
+1. **`src/mcp/server/auth/handlers/token.py`** - Main implementation
+2. **`tests/server/auth/test_token_handler.py`** - New test suite
+
+## Verification
+
+- ✅ All new tests pass
+- ✅ All existing tests continue to pass
+- ✅ Code passes linting (ruff)
+- ✅ Code passes type checking (pyright)
+- ✅ No breaking changes to existing functionality
+
+## Usage Example
+
+Clients can now use either method:
+
+**Method 1: Form Data (existing)**
+```http
+POST /token
+Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+
+grant_type=authorization_code&code=abc123&client_id=myapp&client_secret=secret
+```
+
+**Method 2: Authorization Header (new)**
+```http
+POST /token
+Authorization: Basic bXlhcHA6c2VjcmV0
+Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+
+grant_type=authorization_code&code=abc123
+```
+
+Both methods will work seamlessly with the enhanced `TokenHandler`.

src/mcp/server/auth/handlers/token.py

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 import base64
 import hashlib
 import time
+import urllib.parse
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Annotated, Any, Literal
 
@@ -92,8 +93,20 @@ def response(self, obj: TokenSuccessResponse | TokenErrorResponse):
 
     async def handle(self, request: Request):
         try:
-            form_data = await request.form()
-            token_request = TokenRequest.model_validate(dict(form_data)).root
+            form_data = dict(await request.form())
+
+            # Try to get client credentials from header if missing in body
+            if "client_id" not in form_data:
+                auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+                if auth_header and auth_header.startswith("Basic "):
+                    encoded = auth_header.split(" ")[1]
+                    decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded).decode("utf-8")
+                    client_id, _, client_secret = decoded.partition(":")
+                    client_secret = urllib.parse.unquote(client_secret)
+                    form_data.setdefault("client_id", client_id)
+                    form_data.setdefault("client_secret", client_secret)
+
+            token_request = TokenRequest.model_validate(form_data).root
         except ValidationError as validation_error:
             return self.response(
                 TokenErrorResponse(