Documentation Classes: AuthenticationHelper

Classes: AuthenticationHelper

AuthenticationHelper

Name Type Description

config

Object

The configuration for the OpenID provider

Name	Type	Description
`configuration_endpoint`	string	The url to the configuration endpoint of the OpenID provider
`client_id`	string	The OpenID client ID.
`client_secret`	string	The OpenID client secret.
`callbackRoute`	string	The route that the OpenID provider will redirect to once authentication is completed
`scopes`	Array.<string>	The scopes to use in the authentication request to the OpenID provider

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<static> redirectToLogin(req, res)

Will redirect to the login endpoint with a generated token. This function should be called when authentication is required but not present.

Name	Type	Description
`req`		The express request object
`res`		The express response object

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createRoutes(app)

Create routes on an express instance to handle authentication

Name	Type	Description
`app`		The express() app

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returnToUrl(res, returnUrl)

Redirects an express request back to an endpoint. Will do some checks to prevent ending up in redirect loops.

Name	Type	Description
`res`		The express response object
`returnUrl`		The url to return to

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