# SSO Provider URL contains symbol # cause issue

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-provider-url-contains-symbol-cause-issue/400782
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** sso, oauth2
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-provider-url-contains-symbol-cause-issue/400782 "2026-04-16T10:27:02Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-provider-url-contains-symbol-cause-issue/400782/2 "2026-04-20T05:17:22Z")

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`#` is a protocol violation, fragments are a client side only thing.

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