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Strapi5 Refresh Token plugin

Strapi Plugin that extends the local authorization functionality to provide Refresh tokens.

⚠️ Compatibility with Strapi versions

- This plugin relies on Strapi5 new documentId. It will not work with earlier versions!
- Works with local provider only.

⚙️ Installation

To install the Strapi Refresh Token Plugin, simply run one of the following command:

``
npm install @redon2inc/strapi-plugin-refresh-token
`

`
yarn add @redon2inc/strapi-plugin-refresh-token
`

Config

You will need to set the following environment variables:
`
PRODUCTION_URL=value # used for cookie security if enabled
REFRESH_JWT_SECRET=string
`

This component relies on extending the user-permissions types. Extend it by adding the following to ./src/extensions/user-permissions/content-types/user/schema.json

`javascript
// .. rest of schema
attributes:{
// .. rest of attributes
"refresh_tokens": {
"type": "relation",
"relation": "oneToMany",
"target": "plugin::refresh-token.token",
"mappedBy": "user",
"private": true,
"configurable": false
}
}
// rest of code
`

Modify your plugins file config/plugin.ts to have the following:


`javascript

// ..other plugins
'users-permissions': {
config: {
jwt: {
/* the following parameter will be used to generate:
- regular tokens with username and password
- refreshed tokens when using the refreshToken API
*/
expiresIn: '2h', // This value should be lower than the refreshTokenExpiresIn below.
},
},
},
'refresh-token': {
config: {
refreshTokenExpiresIn: '30d', // this value should be higher than the jwt.expiresIn
requestRefreshOnAll: false, // automatically send a refresh token in all login requests.
refreshTokenSecret: env('REFRESH_JWT_SECRET') || 'SomethingSecret',
cookieResponse: false // if set to true, the refresh token will be sent in a cookie
},
}
`

API Usage:

when calling POST:/api/auth/local include the requestRefresh parameter:

`json
{
"identifier":"username",
"password":"VerySecurePassword",
"requestRefresh": true
}
`
The API will respond with the following:
`javascript
{
"jwt":"token...",
"user": { / user object / },
"refreshToken": "RefreshToken..."
}
`

to request a new access token use the following:
POST:/api/auth/local/refresh with the following payload:
`json
{
"refreshToken": "RefreshToken...",
}
`
if the Refresh token is valid, the API will return
`json
{
"jwt": "NewAccessToken..",
}
``

TODO:

- Currently the tokens do not get removed from the DB on usage. They are cleaned when a new token is requested and the old ones have expired.
- Expose API so user can clear all sessions on their own.