Mehul Patel
Hi, I'm Mehul Patel and I specialize in Information Technology and Services. I’m passionate about what I do. I am a Developer Tech by profession, an open source enthusiast, Linux geeky and a maker by heart. https://about.me/rowdymehul
Serverless authentication with jwt
Mehul Patel,@rowdymehul
About me
- I am Mehul Patel
- Engineer at Zimbra
- Mozilla Reps Mentor
- Auth0 Ambassador
- Rust Mobilizer
- Co-founder of IDF
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What & why
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Focus on code, not servers
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All you need is code!
Run code with an HTTP call.
No provisioning. No deployment.
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serverless authentication
serverless authorization
Let's talk about JWT
Further, let's explain some concepts.
- Compact
- Self-contained
When should you use JSON Web Tokens?
1. Information Exchange
2. Authorization
What is the JSON Web Token structure?
- Header
- Payload
- Signature
Below is an encoded JSON Web Token:
// Token structure
header.payload.signature
// A real world token
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOnRydWV9.TJVA95OrM7E2cBab30RMHrHDcEfxjoYZgeFONFh7HgQ
Authentication Flow
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How an application uses JWT to verify the authenticity of a user.
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What is OAuth 2.0?
OAuth 2.0
An open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for Internet users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites but without giving them the passwords.
OAuth 2.0 roles
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Resource Owner: the entity that can grant access to a protected resource. Typically this is the end-user.
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Resource Server: the server hosting the protected resources. This is the API you want to access.
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Client: the app requesting access to a protected resource on behalf of the Resource Owner.
- Authorization Server: the server that authenticates the Resource Owner, and issues Access Tokens after getting proper authorization. In this case, Auth0.
protocol flow
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