@x/socket.auth

Authentication feature for @x/socket

Configuration

The top level configuration must contain a secret property containing the value to hash JWT tokens with. It can also contain a property called anonymous that requires authentication for all API functions when set to false.

import authFeature from '@x/socket.auth'

host.useFeature(auth({
  secret: 'xxx',
  anonymous: false
}))

The consumer feature should also be loaded to enable persistent logins and other optimisations.

Auth0

The auth0 configuration node can contain the following properties:

const options = {
  auth0: {
    domain: 'username.au.auth0.com'
  }
}

AWS Cognito

The cognito provider only requires configuration on the host and can contain the following properties:

const options = {
  cognito: {
    domain: 'app-domain',
    region: 'ap-southeast-2',
    clientId: '<clientId>',
    appSecret: '<appSecret>',
    userPoolId: 'ap-southeast-2_nnnnnnnnn',       
    redirectUri: 'http://localhost:3001/loggedIn',
  }
}

Facebook

No additional configuration is required for the Facebook provider. The facebook configuration node can simply be set to true.

const options = {
  facebook: true
}

Password

No additional configuration is required for the password provider. The password configuration node can simply be set to true.

const options = {
  password: true
}

API

Adds the following functions to the @x/socket API surface:

authenticate(payload, persistent)

payload must contain a property called provider that is one of
auth0, cognito, facebook or password. Other properties depend on which provider is being used.

Facebook

Property	Description
facebookToken	A valid JWT token issued by facebook, as returned from a successful login attempt
token	A valid JWT token issued by @x/socket

Auth0

Property	Description
auth0Token	A valid JWT token issued by Auth0, as returned from a successful login attempt
token	A valid JWT token issued by @x/socket

Cognito

Property	Description
code	The authentication code issued by Cognito, as returned from a successful login attempt
token	A valid JWT token issued by @x/socket

Note that the Cognito provider also exposes a login API function that completes the entire login flow using the hosted UI.

Password

Property	Description
username	Unique identifier for the user
password	Password to authenticate with
token	A valid JWT token issued by @x/socket

getAuthenticationStatus()

Returns an observable containing an object with the following properties:

Property	Description
authenticated	True if the user is authenticated
user	The user object, if authenticated

User management

The following functions are also available when using the password provider:

createUser({ username, password, data }, persistent)

updateUserData({ data })

logout()

requestUserVerification({ type })

Only sms verification type is currently supported, provided by Twilio.

verifyUser({ type, verification = { code } })

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright © 2022 Dale Anderson

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