foundation-auth

User authentication and RBAC for APIs require a secure user schema, login endpoints, token management, and middleware for access control. This workflow enforces password hashing, token expiry, and role-based permissions to protect backend resources.

Token management in a web backend involves issuing and validating tokens or sessions with built-in expiry and rotation. This approach ensures protected resources remain secure by invalidating stale sessions and rotating active tokens.

Middleware enforces role-based access control by intercepting requests and validating user permissions before reaching protected routes. RBAC middleware checks assigned roles against required permissions to allow or deny access to specific API resources.

User login and registration security best practices include hashing passwords, applying rate limiting, enabling account lockout, and maintaining audit logs. These measures protect against common authentication threats during user onboarding and session validation.

This authentication workflow suits web backends requiring environment-based secrets, protected resources, and RBAC enforcement. It applies environment-based secret management to secure token validation and application access control.

API authentication needs audit logging and rate limiting to protect against common auth threats like brute force attacks. Audit logs track access events while rate limiting restricts repeated login attempts to safeguard user identities.