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This PR implements secure user authentication using access tokens and refresh tokens. Users receive an access token (valid for 15 minutes) and a refresh token (valid for 7 days). The refresh token is used to generate new access tokens without requiring re-authentication. The access token is stored in an HTTP-only cookie with a / path, while the refresh token is stored in an HTTP-only cookie with a /auth/refresh-token path.

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Type of Change

  • feat: New feature
  • fix: Bug fix
  • docs: Documentation updates
  • style: Code style/formatting changes
  • refactor: Code refactoring
  • perf: Performance improvements
  • test: Test additions/updates
  • chore: Build process or tooling changes
  • ci: CI configuration changes
  • other:

How Has This Been Tested?

  • Unit tests
  • Integration tests
  • Manual tests

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  • My code follows the project's coding style
  • I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • My changes generate no new warnings
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
  • Any dependent changes have been merged and published
  • I have included a screenshot showing all tests passing
  • I have included documentation screenshots (if applicable)

Additional Notes

This implementation follows best security practices by:

  • Using HTTP-only cookies for storing tokens
  • Restricting refresh token usage to a dedicated endpoint
  • Ensuring access tokens are short-lived for security
  • Allowing seamless token refresh without requiring re-login

@theChosenDevop theChosenDevop changed the title Login Tokenization Login Tokenization Issue [1260] Mar 1, 2025
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theChosenDevop commented Mar 1, 2025

newEndpoint

  • Created a /api/v1/auth/refresh-token endpoint to refresh old token.
  • Created a /api/v1/auth/logout endpoint to logout user with their tokens
    These ensure refresh tokens are validated properly and revoked after use, prevents reuse..

@theChosenDevop theChosenDevop changed the title Login Tokenization Issue [1260] [Fix] Login Refresh Token to keep Users Logged In. Fixes Issue[1260] Mar 2, 2025
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Fix your issues

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Why did you touch this??

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Why is everyone touching this file and changing this??

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I was unable to push to the repository. The .husky pre-commit and commit-msg prevented git commit and was unable to effectively ignore .husky file

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Why did you push this??

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My mistake

"start": "nest start",
"start:dev": "nest start --watch",
"start:debug": "nest start --debug --watch",
"start:prod": "node dist/src/main",
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Why did you change this??

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"dev": "PROFILE=local was unable to run, so I had to use "npx ts-node-dev -r dotenv/config --respawn src/main",

async login(@Body() loginDto: LoginDto): Promise<LoginResponseDto | { status_code: number; message: string }> {
return this.authService.loginUser(loginDto);
async login(
@Body() loginDto: LoginDto,
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Remove these comments.

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done

public async resetPassword(@Body() updatePasswordDto: UpdatePasswordDto) {
return this.authService.updateForgotPassword(updatePasswordDto);
}

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Logout is being handled on the FE

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Okay

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