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Passport.js

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

A widely used Node.js authentication middleware supporting dozens of 'strategies' (local, JWT, Google, GitHub, etc.) behind one consistent API.

How to Learn This

1Set up Passport's local strategy for email/password login.
2Add a second strategy, e.g. Google OAuth, alongside your local one.
3Learn how Passport serializes/deserializes a user into the session.

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OAuth 2.0

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Password Hashing (bcrypt)

More topics in Authentication & Authorization

Sessions JWT OAuth 2.0 Password Hashing (bcrypt)Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)Refresh Tokens Social Login (Google/GitHub)API Keys Multi-Factor Authentication Single Sign-On (SSO)

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