auth-server-helper/README.md

# auth-server-helper

version: 2.1.x

customizable and simple authentication

## Installation

npm:

> npm i --save auth-server-helper

yarn:

> yarn add auth-server-helper

## Usage

### 1. put a gateway in front of the routes you want to secure

```js
const {create_gateway} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

const gateway = create_gateway({
  redirect_url: '/auth', // if defined, unauthorized requests will be redirected
  cookie_name: 'auth_cookie', // if defined, access tokens will be read from this cookie
});

// express
app.use(gateway);

// node http
http.createServer((main_req, main_res) =>
  gateway(main_req, main_res, (req, res) => {
    // your request handler
  });
);
```

the gateway will forward any authorized requests to the next handler and
redirect all others to the specified url

#### 1.1. Creating a gateway for manual processing of requests

```js
const {GatewayClass} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

const gateway = new GatewayClass({ /* options */ }); // options are the same as for create_gateway above

// process a request
if (gateway.authenticate(http_request)) { // returns true if request is valid and sets req.connection.token_id and .token_data
  console.log('access granted');
} else {
  gateway.redirect(response); // redirects the client, triggers deny if no redirect_url was set in options
  // or
  gateway.deny(response); // sends status 403
}
```

### 2. creating the auth endpoint

```js
const {create_auth_handler} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

const handler = create_auth_handler(
  async (req) => {
    if (req.user === 'foo' && req.password === 'bar')
      const {access_token_id, refresh_token_id} = await req.allow_access({
        access_token_expires_in: 600, // seconds until access tokens expire
        include_refresh_token: true, // should the answer include a refresh token? default: false
        refresh_token_expires_in: 3600, // seconds until refresh tokens expire (required if refresh tokens are generated)
        data: {user: 'foo'}, // additional custom data to include in the token
      });

    if (req.user === 'part' && req.password === 'baz')
      const part_id = await req.allow_part(
        60, // seconds until part_token expires
        'some_module', // next module handler (defined below)
        {foo: 'bar'} // custom data to attach to the token
      );

    // all allow_ functions return a token id, which can later be used to invalidate specific tokens from the server side

    req.deny();
  },
  {
    refresh: {
      /*...same options as allow_access */
    }, // define the behaviour of refresh tokens. Refresh tokens will not be accepted if this option is undefined
    modules: {
      some_module(req) {
        // request handlers for part_tokens

        // access custom data:
        const auth_data = req.request.connection.auth;
        auth_data.token_id; // token id
        auth_data.token_data; // custom data
        // the same works in handlers after the gateway, information is always stored in request.connection.auth
      },
    },
    cookie_name: 'auth_cookie', // if defined, access tokens will be stored in this cookie
  }
);

// express
app.use(handler);

// node http
// ... create server, on path /auth run the handler
handler(req, res); // the handler will also return true if allow_access or allow_part was called
```

after the auth handler, the request will be completed, no additional content
should be served here. (Read 2.1 for info on disabling this)

#### 2.1. Processing Auth Requests without closing the response object

to prevent the auth handler from closing the response object you can provide additional options on each of the allow/deny functions.

```js
allow_access({leave_open: true, ...});
allow_part(
  60,
  'some_module',
  {foo: 'bar'},
  true // additional flag to leave request open
);
invalid('error description', true);
deny(true);
```

if this flag is set, no data will be written to the response body and no data will be sent.
Status code and Headers will still be set.

### Invalidating tokens after they are delivered to the client

```js
const {blacklist} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

blacklist.add_signature(token_id); // the token id is returned from any function that creates tokens
```

### Exporting and importing public keys to validate tokens across server instances

```js
const {keystore} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

const export = keystore.export_verification_data();

// second instance

keystore.import_verification_data(export);
```

### Exporting and importing blacklist entries across server instances

```js
const {blacklist} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

const export = blacklist.export_blacklist();

// second instance

blacklist.import_blacklist(export);
```

### Clearing Keystore and Blacklist

Resetting the Keystore instance generates a new instance id and deletes all
imported or generated keys.

```js
const {keystore, blacklist} = require('@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper');

// clear keystore
keystore.reset_instance();

// clear blacklist
blacklist.clear();

// clear blacklist items older than 10 seconds
blacklist.clear(Date.now() - 10000);
```

## License

MIT © Timo Hocker <timo@scode.ovh>