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Identity using Auth0

  • Auth0 is the Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) used in the stacks demo.
  • PassportJS lib is the node middleware to create and manage user authentication sessions.
  • Redis DB is used for passport session management.

Implementation

The stacks demo is built using Passport-auth0 strategy. Every successful login will result in a session-cookie created and stored in the browser. The application relies on this cookie to decide if the user is logged in or not.

Environmental variables

npx cross-env \
AUTH0_CLIENT_ID=<AUTH0_CLIENT_ID> \
AUTH0_DOMAIN=<AUTH0_DOMAIN> \
AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET=<AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET> \

Redis Cache [Optional]

  • Redis is used as a preferred DB to maintain the user state. ioredis is the redis client used due to its robust and performance-focus.

Implementation of Redis Cache

  1. Download Redis to local machine (Follow instruction here)
  • It is a good idea to copy both the Redis server and the command line interface
  1. Redis-cli is useful tool to query the local redis server
$redis-cli ping
PONG \\response from server
  1. Kickstart the redis-server
  • Verify the server is running before running the application
  1. Build and start the Yumido application.

Environmental variables for Redis

npx cross-env \
REDIS_HOST=<REDIS_HOST> \
REDIS_PORT=<REDIS_PORT> \
REDIS_ENABLED=true \

Redis-cli Screenshots Chrome Screenshots

Please note Redis is disabled for running in CI

Reference