@tree-house/authentication
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Tree House Authentication
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Tree House Authentication
Authentication module written in TypeScript providing authentication utilities and JWT methods.
Installation
Install via npm
npm install @tree-house/authentication
or via yarn
yarn add @tree-house/authentication
Usage
const authenticator = require('@tree-house/authentication')
import * as authenticator from '@tree-house/authentication'
JWT
Configuration
const jwtSettings = {
algorithm: 'HS256',
expiresIn: '7d',
audience: 'TREEHOUSE-AUTH',
issuer: 'treehouse-authentication',
secretOrKey: '5kZxE|gZu1ODB183s772)/3:l_#5hU3Gn5O|2ux3&lhN@LQ6g+"i$zqB_C<6',
};
You can find all possible configuration options at Github: node-jsonwebtoken
createJwt(payload, jwtSettings)
Returns a json webtoken with the provided payload and configuration. (Asynchronous)
verifyJwt(token, jwtSettings)
Returns a decoded jwt token when the provided token is still valid. (Asynchronous)
decodeJwt(token)
Returns a decoded json webtoken. This does not validate the token. (Synchronous)
Sessions
getSession(options)
Returns an express middleware function to use on session based routes using the express-session
module. (Synchronous)
const app = express();
const session = getSession({
secret: 'mySuperSecretSecret'
});
app.use(session);
Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication functions using the speakeasy
module.
generate2FAKey(options)
Returns two-factor authentication key with base32 and otp-authentication url needed for QR code generation
const { otpauth_url, base32, ... } = generate2FAKey();
generateQrCode(options)
Returns QR code image data, user secret, and url (if you wish to have a custom qr code implementation)
const { imageData, secret, url } = generateQrCode(options);
verifyToken(secret, token)
Verify whether a token is valid depending on a provided user secret (returns true/false)
const isValidCode = verifyToken('userSecret', 021214);
Utilities
generateRandomHash(algorithm (optional), secret (optional))
Returns a random hash (can be used for tokens) (Synchronous)
getHashedPassword(password, saltCount)
Returns a hashed password. (Asynchronous)
comparePassword(password, hashedPw)
Check whether a password is valid compared with a hashed password. (Asynchronous)
hashPassword(password, options = { algorithm, key, iv})
Hash a password. (Asynchronous)
dehashPassword(password, options = { algorithm, key, iv})
Dehash a password. (Asynchronous)
Tests
You can run npm run test
to run all tests
You can run npm run test:coverage
to run all tests with coverage report
Bugs
When you find issues, please report them:
Be sure to include all of the output from the npm command that didn't work as expected. The npm-debug.log file is also helpful to provide.
Authors
See the list of contributors who participated in this project.
License
This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE.md file for details