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Authenticate requests and manage Passage users with Node.js.
Passage makes it easy to associate an HTTP request with an authenticated user. The following code can be used to validate that a request was made by an authenticated user.
ESM
CJS
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
// Passage requires an App ID and, optionally, an API Key
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
// Authentication using Passage class instance
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", async(req, res) => {
try {
// Authenticate request using Passage
let userID = await passage.authenticateRequest(req);
if (userID) {
// User is authenticated
let userData = await passage.user.get(userID);
console.log(userData);
}
} catch (e) {
// Authentication failed
console.log(e);
res.send("Authentication failed!");
}
});
const Passage = require("@passageidentity/passage-node");
// Passage requires an App ID and, optionally, an API Key
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
// Authentication using Passage class instance
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", async(req, res) => {
try {
// Authenticate request using Passage
let userID = await passage.authenticateRequest(req);
if (userID) {
// User is authenticated
let userData = await passage.user.get(userID);
console.log(userData);
}
} catch (e) {
// Authentication failed
console.log(e);
res.send("Authentication failed!");
}
});
By default, Passage looks for the user JWT from a cookie that is set by the Passage Element (
psg_auth_token ). If your application uses Authorization headers instead, you can pass the following option to the Passage Node SDK.const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
authStrategy: "HEADER",
};
psg = new Passage(passageConfig)
If you use Express.js, Passage provides a middleware that can be used directly. This middleware will authenticate a request and return a
401 Unauthorized if the token is invalid. If it succeeds, the Passage User ID will be available in the response. The following code shows how the Passage middleware can be used in an Express.js application.import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
// example of passage middleware
let passage = new psg(passageConfig);
let passageAuthMiddleware = (() => {
return async (req, res, next) => {
try {
let userID = await passage.authenticateRequest(req);
if (userID) {
// user authenticated
res.userID = userID;
next();
}
} catch(e) {
// failed to authenticate
// we recommend returning a 401 or other "unauthorized" behavior
console.log(e);
res.status(401).send('Could not authenticate user!');
}
}
})();
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID
// do authenticated things...
});
If you are not using
passage-node in a request context, or your application is passing the JWT in a custom way, you can pass the JWT directly to the validAuthToken method to perform validation.const userID = await passage.validAuthToken(token);
if (userID) {
//authenticated
}
// otherwise, unauthorized
The Passage SDK provides a way to retrieve information about an app.
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
let passageConfig = {
appID: "YOUR_APP_ID"
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
let passageAppInfo = passage.getApp();
console.log(passageAppInfo);
In addition to authenticating requests, the Passage Node SDK also provides a way to securely manage your users. These functions require authentication using a Passage API key. API keys can be managed in the Passage Console.
The functionality currently available on a user is:
- Get a user's information (including any defined user metadata)
- Activate or deactivate a user (a deactivated user will not be able to log in)
- Update a user's information (email address or phone number)
- Delete a user
- Create a user
Passage API Keys are sensitive! You should store them securely along with your other application secrets.
Get
Activate / Deactivate
Update
Delete
Create
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let passageUser = await passage.user.get(userID);
console.log(passageUser.email)
});
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let deactivatedUser = await passage.user.deactivate(userID);
console.log(deactivatedUser.active) // false
let activatedUser = await passage.user.activate(userID);
console.log(activatedUser.active) // true
});
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let passageUser = await passage.user.update(userID, {
email: "[email protected]",
phone: "+15005550006"
});
console.log(passageUser.email) // [email protected]
console.log(passageUser.phone) // +15005550006
});
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let deletedUser = await passage.user.delete(userID);
console.log(deletedUser) // true
});
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
let newUser1 = await passage.user.create({
email: "[email protected]"
});
console.log(newUser1.email) // [email protected]
let newUser2 = await passage.user.create({
phone: "+15005550006"
});
console.log(newUser2.phone) // +15005550006
Field | Type |
id | string |
email | string |
phone | string |
active | boolean |
email_verified | boolean |
created_at | datetime |
last_login_at | datetime |
webauthn | boolean |
user_metadata | map |
webauthn_devices | array of strings (e.g. "Mac OS X") |
recent_events | array of PassageEvents |
The functionality currently available is:
- List all devices for a user
- Revoke a particular device from a user
List Devices
Revoke Device
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let devices = await passage.user.listDevices(userID);
console.log(devices)
});
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
const passageConfig = {
appID: process.env.PASSAGE_APP_ID,
apiKey: process.env.PASSAGE_API_KEY,
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
//
//...middleware here...
//
app.get("/authenticatedRoute", passageAuthMiddleware, async(req, res) => {
let userID = res.userID;
let success = await passage.user.revokeDevice(userID, passageDeviceID);
console.log(success) // true
});
The Node.js SDK can be used to generate custom magic links for users, that can be embedded into any content medium. To learn more, see our full guide on Embedded Magic Links.
import Passage from "@passageidentity/passage-node";
let passageConfig = {
appID: "YOUR_APP_ID",
apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
};
let passage = new Passage(passageConfig);
let magicLink = passage.createMagicLink({
email: "[email protected]",
redirect_url: "/custom-path/1234",
});
// use magicLink.url
console.log(magicLink.url)
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