https://github.com/bormanjo/Shiny-App-User-Authentication

A template for a user authentication interface in RShiny
https://github.com/bormanjo/Shiny-App-User-Authentication

r rshiny shiny shinyapps user-authentication

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A template for a user authentication interface in RShiny

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bormanjo/Shiny-App-User-Authentication
• Owner: bormanjo
• Created: 2018-02-22T11:42:59.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-02-22T12:10:28.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-21T02:53:06.269Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: r, rshiny, shiny, shinyapps, user-authentication
• Language: R
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# A Template for Simple User Authentication

A quick reference for those looking to build a simple interface for user login on their Shiny App. Particularly useful for those not looking to pay for the premium ShinyApps login feature.

## Disclosure

I do not study cryptography nor can I say that this is a secure authentication procedure.

## How it Works

- Creates a SQLite database for storing information. The 'users' table houses the username and hashed passwords for all registered users.

- User switches between two renderUI() functions depending on the login status.

- If an account does not exist, the user can create an account. The username is stored in plaintext along with the hashed password text using the sha256() function from the openssl library

- If an account exists, the user can login with the corresponding username and password. The loggedIn status of the app changes and the UI changes.

- After logging in, the user can logout by clicking the action-link in the top right.

- A log of actions can be found in the console.

## Potential improvements

- Password resets

- More detailed user registration form (re-type password, user email)

- Verify password authentication with cryptography standards