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Multi-provider authentication framework.

Features

Installation

Add Assent to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    {:assent, "~> 0.2.9"}
  ]
end

Run mix deps.get to install it.

HTTP client installation

By default, Req is used if you have it in your dependency list. If not, Erlang's :httpc will be used instead.

If you are using :httpc you should add the following dependencies to enable SSL validation:

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    # Required for SSL validation when using the `:httpc` adapter
    {:certifi, "~> 2.4"},
    {:ssl_verify_fun, "~> 1.1"}
  ]
end

You must also add :inets to :extra_applications in mix.exs:

def application do
  [
    # ...
    extra_applications: [
      # ...
      :inets
    ]
  ]
end

This is not necessary if you use another HTTP adapter like Req or Finch.

Getting started

A strategy consists of two phases; request and callback. In the request phase, the user would normally be redirected to the provider for authentication and then returned to initiate the callback phase.

Single provider example 

defmodule ProviderAuth do
  import Plug.Conn

  alias Assent.{Config, Strategy.Github}

  @config [
    client_id: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_SECRET",
    redirect_uri: "http://localhost:4000/auth/github/callback"
  ]

  # http://localhost:4000/auth/github
  def request(conn) do
    @config
    |> Github.authorize_url()
    |> case do
      {:ok, %{url: url, session_params: session_params}} ->
        # Session params (used for OAuth 2.0 and OIDC strategies) will be
        # retrieved when user returns for the callback phase
        conn = put_session(conn, :session_params, session_params)

        # Redirect end-user to Github to authorize access to their account
        conn
        |> put_resp_header("location", url)
        |> send_resp(302, "")

      {:error, error} ->
        # Something went wrong generating the request authorization url
    end
  end

  # http://localhost:4000/auth/github/callback
  def callback(conn) do
    # End-user will return to the callback URL with params attached to the
    # request. These must be passed on to the strategy. In this example we only
    # expect GET query params, but the provider could also return the user with
    # a POST request where the params is in the POST body.
    %{params: params} = fetch_query_params(conn)

    # The session params (used for OAuth 2.0 and OIDC strategies) stored in the
    # request phase will be used in the callback phase
    session_params = get_session(conn, :session_params)

    @config
    # Session params should be added to the config so the strategy can use them
    |> Config.put(:session_params, session_params)
    |> Github.callback(params)
    |> case do
      {:ok, %{user: user, token: token}} ->
        # Authorization succesful

      {:error, error} ->
        # Authorizaiton failed
    end
  end
end

Multi-provider example

This is a generalized flow that's similar to what's used in PowAssent.

config :my_app, :strategies,
  github: [
    client_id: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_SECRET",
    strategy: Assent.Strategy.Github
  ],
  # ...
defmodule MultiProviderAuth do
  alias Assent.Config

  @spec request(atom()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
  def request(provider) do
    config = config!(provider)

    config[:strategy].authorize_url()
  end

  @spec callback(atom(), map(), map()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
  def callback(provider, params, session_params) do
    config = config!(provider)

    config
    |> Assent.Config.put(:session_params, session_params)
    |> config[:strategy].callback(params)
  end

  defp config!(provider) do
    config =
      Application.get_env(:my_app, :strategies)[provider] ||
        raise "No provider configuration for #{provider}"
    
    Config.put(config, :redirect_uri, "http://localhost:4000/oauth/#{provider}/callback")
  end
end

Custom provider

You can create custom strategies. Here's an example of an OAuth 2.0 implementation using Assent.Strategy.OAuth2.Base:

defmodule TestProvider do
  use Assent.Strategy.OAuth2.Base

  @impl true
  def default_config(_config) do
    [
      # `:base_url` will be used for any paths below
      base_url: "http://localhost:4000/api/v1",
       # Definining an absolute URI overrides the `:base_url`
      authorize_url: "http://localhost:4000/oauth/authorize",
      token_url: "/oauth/access_token",
      user_url: "/user",
      authorization_params: [scope: "email profile"],
      auth_method: :client_secret_post
    ]
  end

  @impl true
  def normalize(_config, user) do
    {:ok,
      # Conformed to https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#rfc.section.5.1
      %{
        "sub"      => user["sub"],
        "name"     => user["name"],
        "nickname" => user["username"],
        "email"    => user["email"]
      # },
      # # Provider specific data not part of the standard claims spec
      # %{
      #   "http://localhost:4000/bio" => user["bio"]
      }
    }
  end
end

The normalized user map should conform to the OpenID Connect Core 1.0 Standard Claims spec, and should return either {:ok, userinfo_claims} or {:ok, userinfo_claims, additional}. Any keys defined in the userinfo claims that aren't part of the specs will not be included in the user map. Instead, they should be set in the additional data that will then be merged on top of the userinfo claims excluding any keys that have already been set.

You can use any of the Assent.Strategy.OAuth2.Base, Assent.Strategy.OAuth.Base, and Assent.Strategy.OIDC.Base macros to set up the strategy.

If you need more control over the strategy than what the macros give you, you can implement your provider using the Assent.Strategy behaviour:

defmodule TestProvider do
  @behaviour Assent.Strategy

  @spec authorize_url(Keyword.t()) :: {:ok, %{url: binary()}} | {:error, term()}
  def authorize_url(config) do
    # Generate authorization url
  end

  @spec callback(Keyword.t(), map()) :: {:ok, %{user: map(), token: map()}} | {:error, term()}
  def callback(config, params) do
    # Handle callback response
  end
end

HTTP Client

Assent supports Req, Finch, and :httpc out of the box. The Req HTTP client adapter will be used by default if enabled, otherwise Erlang's :httpc adapter will be included.

You can explicitly set the HTTP client adapter in the configuration:

config = [
  client_id: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_ID",
  client_secret: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_SECRET",
  http_adapter: Assent.HTTPAdapter.Httpc
]

Or globally in the config:

config :assent, http_adapter: Assent.HTTPAdapter.Httpc

Req

Req doesn't require any additional configuration and will work out of the box:

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    {:req, "~> 0.4"}
  ]
end

:httpc

If Req is not available, Erlangs built-in :httpc is used for requests. SSL verification is automatically enabled when :certifi and :ssl_verify_fun packages are available. :httpc only supports HTTP/1.1.

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    # Required for SSL validation if using the `:httpc` adapter
    {:certifi, "~> 2.4"},
    {:ssl_verify_fun, "~> 1.1"}
  ]
end

You must include :inets to :extra_applications to include :httpc in your release.

Finch

Finch will require a supervisor in your application.

Update mix.exs:

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    {:finch, "~> 0.16"}
  ]
end

Ensure you start the Finch supervisor in your application, and set :http_adapter in your provider configuration using your connection pool:

config = [
  client_id: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_ID",
  client_secret: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_SECRET",
  http_adapter: {Assent.HTTPAdapter.Finch, supervisor: MyFinch}
]

JWT Adapter

By default the built-in Assent.JWTAdapter.AssentJWT is used for JWT parsing, but you can change it to any third-party library with a custom Assent.JWTAdapter. A JOSE adapter Assent.JWTAdapter.JOSE is included.

To use JOSE, update mix.exs:

defp deps do
  [
    # ...
    {:jose, "~> 1.8"}
  ]
end

And pass the :jwt_adapter with your provider configuration:

config = [
  client_id: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_ID",
  client_secret: "REPLACE_WITH_CLIENT_SECRET",
  jwt_adapter: Assent.JWTAdapter.JOSE
]

Or globally in the config:

config :assent, jwt_adapter: AssAssent.JWTAdapter.JOSE

LICENSE

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2019-present Dan Schultzer & the Contributors

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