README.md

passport-nostr

passport-nostr

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Passport-Nostr

Elegantly secure your Express.js APIs with the Passport-Nostr strategy, an easy-to-integrate solution for simple authentication using the Passport.js middleware.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install

Integrate Passport-Nostr into your project using npm or Yarn:

npm install passport-nostr
# OR
yarn add passport-nostr

2. Implement Strategy

Implement the NostrStrategy in your Express.js application:

import passport from 'passport';
import NostrStrategy from 'passport-nostr';

passport.use(new NostrStrategy());

3. Secure Endpoints

Secure your API endpoints effortlessly:

app.get(
    '/protected',
    passport.authenticate('nostr', { session: false }),
    (req, res) => {
        res.json({ message: 'This is a protected endpoint.' });
    }
);

🛡️ Strategy Logic

Passport-Nostr operates on a simple logic - authenticate requests containing the word 'nostr' in the Authorization header:

import PassportStrategy from 'passport-strategy'

class NostrStrategy extends PassportStrategy {
    constructor() {
        super()
        this.name = 'nostr'
    }

    authenticate(req, options) {
        // Extract the Authorization header from the request
        const authHeader = req.headers.authorization

        // Check if the Authorization header contains the word "nostr"
        if (authHeader && authHeader.includes('nostr')) {
            // Authentication succeeded
            const user = {} // Populate with user details if needed
            this.success(user)
        } else {
            // Authentication failed
            this.fail()
        }
    }
}

export default NostrStrategy

🛠️ Usage Example

Here’s a quick example to illustrate how Passport-Nostr can be implemented:

import express from 'express';
import passport from 'passport';
import NostrStrategy from 'passport-nostr';

const app = express();

passport.use(new NostrStrategy());
app.use(passport.initialize());

app.get(
    '/protected',
    passport.authenticate('nostr', { session: false }),
    (req, res) => {
        res.json({ message: 'Access Granted to Protected Endpoint!' });
    }
);

app.listen(3000, () => {
    console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});

💼 Use-Cases

• API Key Protection: Use as a simple API key solution for securing your endpoints.
• Microservices: Safeguard internal microservices with minimal configuration.
• Prototyping: Quickly secure endpoints during the prototyping or development phase.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to Passport-Nostr! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.

📄 License

Passport-Nostr is MIT licensed.

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