hitchy-plugin-authdeprecated

user authentication and authorization for Hitchy

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import hitchyPluginAuth from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/hitchy-plugin-auth';
</script>

README

hitchy-plugin-auth

Build Status

License

MIT

Usage

When in root folder of a Hitchy-based application run this command:

npm i hitchy-plugin-auth hitchy-plugin-session hitchy-plugin-cookies hitchy-plugin-odem

It will install this plugin as well as its peer dependencies you are in charge of.

After restarting your application the plugin is discovered and injecting some policy routes used to detect current context of either request and to expose some additional information and API regarding user authentication and authorization.

REST-API

The plugin injects special endpoints for managing a user's authentication.

endpoint method description
/api/auth/login POST Takes username and password in request body and uses them for authenticating selected user.
/api/auth/login GET Does the same as the POST method and is mainly here as a redirect URI for external authorization
/api/auth/logout GET Drops information on previously authenticated user.
/api/auth/check GET Fetches status information on currently authenticated user.

In addition, this plugin is injecting policy requiring authenticated user to have authorization for role admin for accessing REST endpoint /api/user.

Server-Side Session

The plugin is controlling information on authenticated user in current server-side session.

When combined with hitchy-plugin session this results in exposing information on currently authenticated user and its authorization in headers of every response.

Creating First Account

The endpoint /api/auth/login is always checking whether there is at least one user with role admin in current database. If there is no such user the controller is implicitly creating one with username admin, password nimda and role admin.

Upcoming Revisions

High Priority

  • Add endpoint in scope of /api/auth for creating new user account.

Medium Priority

  • Improve authorization system by adding additional level of customizable access control.

Note

This plugin comes with a very limited set of supported features, currently. It is though intended to include additional features over time.