[DEPR]: Authn SHOW_CONFIGURABLE_EDX_FIELDS environment variable

[arbrandes]

RFC Start Date

2025-08-01

Target Plan Accepted Date

2025-08-15

Target Transition Unblocked Date

October 2025

Earliest Breaking Changes Unblocked Date

January 2026

Earliest Open edX Named Release with Breaking Changes

Verawood - 2026-04

Rationale

The SHOW_CONFIGURABLE_EDX_FIELDS environment variable in frontend-app-authn:

1. Is specific to the edx.org deployment of Open edX,
2. Is just a shortcut; there is an alternative configuration method in place that provides the ability to achieve the same state.

As such, it is being target for deprecation and removal.

Removal

The following Github search details what will be removed:

https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Aopenedx%2Ffrontend-app-authn+%28show_configurable_edx_fields+OR+showConfigurableEdxFields%29&type=code

Replacement

A replacement already exists: each call to showConfigurableEdxFields is already controlled by a separate toggle.

• frontend-app-authn/src/register/components/ConfigurableRegistrationForm.jsx

  Line 164 in 82252f9

  if (flags.showConfigurableEdxFields || showCountryField) {

• frontend-app-authn/src/register/components/ConfigurableRegistrationForm.jsx

  Line 199 in 82252f9

  if (flags.showConfigurableEdxFields || showTermsOfServiceAndHonorCode) {

Deprecation

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Additional Info

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