https://github.com/ganeshh123/simple-express-authentication

Dead simple manual authentication for Express Apps - No Passport!
https://github.com/ganeshh123/simple-express-authentication

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Dead simple manual authentication for Express Apps - No Passport!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ganeshh123/simple-express-authentication
• Owner: ganeshh123
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-12-23T12:03:34.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-29T21:18:51.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-24T05:32:06.814Z (12 days ago)
• Topics: account, authentication, cookie, custom, express, hash, login, manual, password, registration, simple, user
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 33.2 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Simple Express Authentication

Dead simple manual authentication for Express Apps - No Passport Required!

## Requirements

### Dependencies

- Express

- Bcrypt

- Body-Parser

- Cookie-Parser

### Database Requirements

- User Documents must have an array to store tokens (strings)

- User Documents must have a unique ID

- User Documents must have a unique field (currently username, maybe swap for email)

## Setup

1. Clone/Download the repository and import `auth.js` and optionally `login.html` and `register.html` to your project

2. Import the `authenticate` function and the `authenticationRoutes` function, and run `authenticationroutes` and give it your express app:

    ```bash

    let authenticationRoutes = require('./auth').authenticationRoutes

    let authenticate = require('./auth').authenticate

    authenticationRoutes(app)

    ```

3. Tweak `auth.js` as desired, and add in the Database Logic

## Features

### Included

- Password Hashing with Bcrypt

### Not Yet Implemented

- Messages to display error messages to users

- Editing Registration Data from Client Side