loopback-component-passport

LoopBack passport integration to support third party logins and account linking

loopback-component-passport

NOTE: This module supersedes loopback-passport. Please update your package.json accordingly.

The module provides integration between LoopBack and Passport to support third-party login and account linking for LoopBack applications.

Please see the official documentation for more information.

All local accounts requires verification

which will allow the user to link the social media accounts that they want as well as the users could sign up with the same email account that is used for facebook/twitter/google/local if they wish to keep them separate.

If more info is required from the Facebook profile such as email, it could still be obtained. In node_modules\passport-facebook\lib\strategy.js, replace:

this._profileURL = options.profileURL || 'https://graph.facebook.com/me';

with

this._profileURL = options.profileURL ||
    'https://graph.facebook.com/v2.2/me?fields=first_name,gender,last_name,link,locale,name,timezone,verified,email,updated_time';

All user required info including the email will be available, but the main email for the account will remain uniqueID@loopback.facebook.com.