Token-based AngularJS Authentication
npm install satellizer






---
Satellizer is a simple to use, end-to-end, token-based authentication module
for AngularJS with built-in support for Google, Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, GitHub, Bitbucket, Yahoo, Twitch, Microsoft (Windows Live) OAuth providers, as well as Email
and Password sign-in. However, you are not limited to the sign-in options above, in fact
you can add any OAuth 1.0 or OAuth 2.0 provider by passing provider-specific information
in the app config block.
- Installation
- Requirements for Mobile Apps
- Usage
- Configuration
- Browser Support
- Authentication Flow
- Login with Email and Password
- Login with OAuth 1.0
- Login with OAuth 2.0
- Logout
- Obtaining OAuth Keys
- API Reference
- FAQ
- Community Resources
- Backers
- Sponsors
- Credits
- License
#### Browser
``html``html`
#### NPM
``
$ npm install satellizer
#### Bower
``
$ bower install satellizer
With any Cordova mobile apps or any framework that uses Cordova, such as Ionic Framework, you will need to add cordova-plugin-inappbrowser plugin:
``
$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Make sure that inAppBrowser is listed in your project:
``
$ cordova plugins
cordova-plugin-console 1.0.2 "Console"
cordova-plugin-device 1.1.1 "Device"
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 1.3.0 "InAppBrowser"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 3.2.0 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-statusbar 2.1.1 "StatusBar"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.2.1 "Whitelist"
ionic-plugin-keyboard 1.0.8 "Keyboard"
Step 1. App Module
`js
angular.module('MyApp', ['satellizer'])
.config(function($authProvider) {
$authProvider.facebook({
clientId: 'Facebook App ID'
});
// Optional: For client-side use (Implicit Grant), set responseType to 'token' (default: 'code')
$authProvider.facebook({
clientId: 'Facebook App ID',
responseType: 'token'
});
$authProvider.google({
clientId: 'Google Client ID'
});
$authProvider.github({
clientId: 'GitHub Client ID'
});
$authProvider.linkedin({
clientId: 'LinkedIn Client ID'
});
$authProvider.instagram({
clientId: 'Instagram Client ID'
});
$authProvider.yahoo({
clientId: 'Yahoo Client ID / Consumer Key'
});
$authProvider.live({
clientId: 'Microsoft Client ID'
});
$authProvider.twitch({
clientId: 'Twitch Client ID'
});
$authProvider.bitbucket({
clientId: 'Bitbucket Client ID'
});
$authProvider.spotify({
clientId: 'Spotify Client ID'
});
// No additional setup required for Twitter
$authProvider.oauth2({
name: 'foursquare',
url: '/auth/foursquare',
clientId: 'Foursquare Client ID',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://foursquare.com/oauth2/authenticate',
});
});
`
Step 2. Controller
`js
angular.module('MyApp')
.controller('LoginCtrl', function($scope, $auth) {
$scope.authenticate = function(provider) {
$auth.authenticate(provider);
};
});
`
Step 3. Template
`html`
Note: For server-side usage please refer to the examples
directory.
Below is a complete listing of all default configuration options.
`js
$authProvider.httpInterceptor = function() { return true; },
$authProvider.withCredentials = false;
$authProvider.tokenRoot = null;
$authProvider.baseUrl = '/';
$authProvider.loginUrl = '/auth/login';
$authProvider.signupUrl = '/auth/signup';
$authProvider.unlinkUrl = '/auth/unlink/';
$authProvider.tokenName = 'token';
$authProvider.tokenPrefix = 'satellizer';
$authProvider.tokenHeader = 'Authorization';
$authProvider.tokenType = 'Bearer';
$authProvider.storageType = 'localStorage';
// Facebook
$authProvider.facebook({
name: 'facebook',
url: '/auth/facebook',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://www.facebook.com/v2.5/dialog/oauth',
redirectUri: window.location.origin + '/',
requiredUrlParams: ['display', 'scope'],
scope: ['email'],
scopeDelimiter: ',',
display: 'popup',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 580, height: 400 }
});
// Google
$authProvider.google({
url: '/auth/google',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
requiredUrlParams: ['scope'],
optionalUrlParams: ['display'],
scope: ['profile', 'email'],
scopePrefix: 'openid',
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
display: 'popup',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 452, height: 633 }
});
// GitHub
$authProvider.github({
url: '/auth/github',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
optionalUrlParams: ['scope'],
scope: ['user:email'],
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 1020, height: 618 }
});
// Instagram
$authProvider.instagram({
name: 'instagram',
url: '/auth/instagram',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://api.instagram.com/oauth/authorize',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
requiredUrlParams: ['scope'],
scope: ['basic'],
scopeDelimiter: '+',
oauthType: '2.0'
});
// LinkedIn
$authProvider.linkedin({
url: '/auth/linkedin',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/authorization',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
requiredUrlParams: ['state'],
scope: ['r_emailaddress'],
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
state: 'STATE',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 527, height: 582 }
});
// Twitter
$authProvider.twitter({
url: '/auth/twitter',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://api.twitter.com/oauth/authenticate',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
oauthType: '1.0',
popupOptions: { width: 495, height: 645 }
});
// Twitch
$authProvider.twitch({
url: '/auth/twitch',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/oauth2/authorize',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
requiredUrlParams: ['scope'],
scope: ['user_read'],
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
display: 'popup',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 500, height: 560 }
});
// Windows Live
$authProvider.live({
url: '/auth/live',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://login.live.com/oauth20_authorize.srf',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
requiredUrlParams: ['display', 'scope'],
scope: ['wl.emails'],
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
display: 'popup',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 500, height: 560 }
});
// Yahoo
$authProvider.yahoo({
url: '/auth/yahoo',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/request_auth',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
scope: [],
scopeDelimiter: ',',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 559, height: 519 }
});
// Bitbucket
$authProvider.bitbucket({
url: '/auth/bitbucket',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://bitbucket.org/site/oauth2/authorize',
redirectUri: window.location.origin + '/',
optionalUrlParams: ['scope'],
scope: ['email'],
scopeDelimiter: ' ',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 1020, height: 618 }
});
// Spotify
$authProvider.spotify({
url: '/auth/spotify',
authorizationEndpoint: 'https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize',
redirectUri: window.location.origin,
optionalUrlParams: ['state'],
requiredUrlParams: ['scope'],
scope: ['user-read-email'],
scopePrefix: '',
scopeDelimiter: ',',
oauthType: '2.0',
popupOptions: { width: 500, height: 530 }
});
// Generic OAuth 2.0
$authProvider.oauth2({
name: null,
url: null,
clientId: null,
redirectUri: null,
authorizationEndpoint: null,
defaultUrlParams: ['response_type', 'client_id', 'redirect_uri'],
requiredUrlParams: null,
optionalUrlParams: null,
scope: null,
scopePrefix: null,
scopeDelimiter: null,
state: null,
oauthType: null,
popupOptions: null,
responseType: 'code',
responseParams: {
code: 'code',
clientId: 'clientId',
redirectUri: 'redirectUri'
}
});
// Generic OAuth 1.0
$authProvider.oauth1({
name: null,
url: null,
authorizationEndpoint: null,
redirectUri: null,
oauthType: null,
popupOptions: null
});
`
| 9+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Satellizer relies on token-based authentication using
JSON Web Tokens
instead of cookies.
Additionally, authorization (obtaining user's information with their permission) and authentication (application sign-in) requires sever-side implementation. See provided examples implemented in multiple languages for your convenience. In other words, you cannot just launch your AngularJS application and expect everything to work. The only exception is when you use OAuth 2.0 Implicit Grant (client-side) authorization by setting responseType: 'token' in provider's configuration.
1.
Client: Enter your email and password into the login form.
2.
Client: On form submit call $auth.login() with email and password.POST
3.
Client: Send a request to /auth/login.401
4.
Server: Check if email exists, if not - return .401
5.
Server: Check if password is correct, if not - return .
6.
Server: Create a JSON Web Token and send it back to the client.
7.
Client: Parse the token and save it to Local Storage for subsequent
use after page reload.
1.
Client: Open an empty popup window via $auth.authenticate('provider name').request_token
2.
Client: Unlike OAuth 2.0, with OAuth 1.0 you cannot go directly to the authorization
screen without a valid .request_token
3.
Client: The OAuth 1.0 flow starts with an empty POST request to /auth/provider.
4.
Server: Obtain and return for the authorization popup.authorizationEndpoint
5.
Client: Set the URL location of a popup to the with a valid request_token query parameter, as well as popup options for height and width. This will redirect a user to the authorization screen. After this point, the flow is very similar to OAuth 2.0.oauth_token
6.
Client: Sign in with your username and password if necessary, then authorize
the application.
7.
Client: Send a POST request back to the /auth/provider with and oauth_verifier query parameters.POST
8.
Server: Do an OAuth-signed request to the /access_token URL since we now have oauth_token andoauth_verifier parameters.
10.
Server: Look up the user by their unique Provider ID. If user already
exists, grab the existing user, otherwise create a new user account.
11.
Server: Create a JSON Web Token and send it back to the client.
12.
Client: Parse the token and save it to Local Storage for subsequent
use after page reload.
1.
Client: Open a popup window via $auth.authenticate('provider name').code
2.
Client: Sign in with that provider, if necessary, then authorize the application.
3.
Client: After successful authorization, the popup is redirected back to
your app, e.g. http://localhost:3000, with the (authorization code)code
query string parameter.
4.
Client: The parameter is sent back to the parent window that opened the popup.code
5.
Client: Parent window closes the popup and sends a POST
request to /auth/provider with parameter.
6.
Server: Authorization code is exchanged for access token.
7.
Server: User information is retrived using the access token from Step 6.
8.
Server: Look up the user by their unique Provider ID. If user already
exists, grab the existing user, otherwise create a new user account.
9.
Server: In both cases of Step 8, create a JSON Web Token and send it back to the client.
10.
Client: Parse the token and save it to Local Storage for subsequent
use after page reload.
Note: To learn more about JSON Web Tokens visit JWT.io.
- Visit Google Developer Console
- Click CREATE PROJECT button
- Enter Project Name, then click CREATE
- Then select APIs & auth from the sidebar and click on Credentials tab
- Click CREATE NEW CLIENT ID button
- Application Type: Web Application
- Authorized Javascript origins: http://localhost:3000
- Authorized redirect URI: http://localhost:3000
Note: Make sure you have turned on Contacts API and Google+ API in the APIs tab.

- Visit Facebook Developers
- Click Apps > Create a New App in the navigation bar
- Enter Display Name, then choose a category, then click Create app
- Click on Settings on the sidebar, then click + Add Platform
- Select Website
- Enter http://localhost:3000 for Site URL

- Sign in at https://apps.twitter.com
- Click on Create New App
- Enter your Application Name, Description and Website
- For Callback URL: http://127.0.0.1:3000
- Go to Settings tab
- Under Application Type select Read and Write access
- Check the box Allow this application to be used to Sign in with Twitter
- Click Update this Twitter's applications settings

- Visit Live Connect App Management.
- Click on Create application
- Enter an Application name, then click on I accept button
- Go to API Settings tab
- Enter a Redirect URL
- Click Save
- Go to App Settings tab to get Client ID and Client Secret
> Note: Microsoft does not consider localhost or 127.0.0.1 to be a valid URL.127.0.0.1 mylocalwebsite.net
As a workaround for local development add to /etc/hosts filemylocalwebsite.net
and specify as your Redirect URL in the API Settings tab.
- Visit https://github.com/settings/profile
- Select Applications in the left panel
- Go to Developer applications tab, then click on the Register new application button
- Application name: Your app name
- Homepage URL: http://localhost:3000
- Authorization callback URL: http://localhost:3000
- Click on the Register application button
src="http://i.imgur.com/qCkAeZl.png"
width="150" />
- Visit
https://developer.spotify.com
- Select My Apps on the top menu
- Select Create an App on the right side
- Application Name: Your app name
- Application Description: Your app Description
- Click Create
- Fill out the following:
- Redirect URIs: http://localhost:3000
- Click Save
- [$auth.login(user, [options])](#authloginuser-options)$auth.signup(user, [options])
- [](#authsignupuser-options)$auth.authenticate(name, [userData])
- [](#authauthenticatename-userdata)$auth.logout()
- $auth.isAuthenticated()
- $auth.link(name, [userData])
- [](#authlinkname-userdata)$auth.unlink(name, [options])
- [](#authunlinkname-options)$auth.getToken()
- $auth.getPayload()
- $auth.setToken(token)
- $auth.removeToken()
- $auth.setStorageType(type)
-
#### $auth.login(user, [options])
Sign in using Email and Password.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| user | Object | JavaScript object containing user information.Object
| options (optional) | | HTTP config object. See $http(config) docs.
##### Returns
- response - The HTTP response object from the server.
##### Usage
`js
var user = {
email: $scope.email,
password: $scope.password
};
$auth.login(user)
.then(function(response) {
// Redirect user here after a successful log in.
})
.catch(function(response) {
// Handle errors here, such as displaying a notification
// for invalid email and/or password.
});
`
#### $auth.signup(user, [options])
Create a new account with Email and Password.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| user | Object | JavaScript object containing user information.Object
| options (optional) | | HTTP config object. See $http(config) docs.
##### Returns
- response - The HTTP response object from the server.
##### Usage
`js
var user = {
firstName: $scope.firstName,
lastName: $scope.lastName,
email: $scope.email,
password: $scope.password
};
$auth.signup(user)
.then(function(response) {
// Redirect user here to login page or perhaps some other intermediate page
// that requires email address verification before any other part of the site
// can be accessed.
})
.catch(function(response) {
// Handle errors here.
});
`
#### $auth.authenticate(name, [userData])
Starts the OAuth 1.0 or the OAuth 2.0 authorization flow by opening a popup window. If used client side, responseType: "token" is required in the provider setup to get the actual access token.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| name | String | One of the built-in or custom OAuth provider names created via $authProvider.oauth1() or $authProvider.oauth2().Object
| userData (optional) | | If you need to send additional data to the server along with code, clientId and redirectUri (OAuth 2.0) or oauth_token and oauth_verifier (OAuth 1.0).
##### Returns
- response - The HTTP response object from the server.
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.authenticate('google')
.then(function(response) {
// Signed in with Google.
})
.catch(function(response) {
// Something went wrong.
});
#### $auth.logout()
Deletes a token from Local Storage (or Session Storage).
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.logout();
#### $auth.isAuthenticated()
Checks authentication status of a user.
| State | True | False
| -------------------------------------- | -------- | -------
| No token in Local Storage | | ✓
| Token present, but not a valid JWT | ✓ |
| JWT present without exp) | ✓ |
| JWT present with exp) and not expired | ✓ |
| JWT present with exp) and expired | | ✓
##### Usage
`js`
// Controller
$scope.isAuthenticated = function() {
return $auth.isAuthenticated();
};
`html`
#### $auth.link(name, [userData])
Alias for [$auth.authenticate(name, [userData])](#authauthenticatename-userdata).
:bulb: Note: Account linking (and merging) business logic is handled entirely on the server.
##### Usage
`js`
// Controller
$scope.link = function(provider) {
$auth.link(provider)
.then(function(response) {
// You have successfully linked an account.
})
.catch(function(response) {
// Handle errors here.
});
};
`html`
#### $auth.unlink(name, [options])
Unlinks an OAuth provider.
By default, sends a POST request to /auth/unlink with the { provider: name } data object.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| name | String | One of the built-in or custom OAuth provider names created via $authProvider.oauth1() or $authProvider.oauth2().Object
| options (optional) | | HTTP config object. See $http(config) docs.
##### Returns
- response - The HTTP response object from the server.
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.unlink('github')
.then(function(response) {
// You have unlinked a GitHub account.
})
.catch(function(response) {
// Handle errors here.
});
#### $auth.getToken()
Returns a token from Local Storage (or Session Storage).
`js`
$auth.getToken();
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#### $auth.getPayload()
Returns a JWT Claims Set, i.e. the middle part of a JSON Web Token.
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.getPayload();
// { exp: 1414978281, iat: 1413765081, userId: "544457a3eb129ee822a38fdd" }
#### $auth.setToken(token)
Saves a JWT or an access token to Local Storage / Session Storage.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| token | Object | An object that takes a JWT (response.data[config.tokenName]) or an access token (response.access_token).
#### $auth.removeToken()
Removes a token from Local Storage / Session Storage. Used internally by $auth.logout().
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.removeToken();
#### $auth.setStorageType(type)
Sets storage type to Local Storage or Session Storage.
##### Parameters
| Param | Type | Details
| ------------------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------
| type | String | Accepts 'localStorage' and 'sessionStorage' values.
##### Usage
`js`
$auth.setStorageType('sessionStorage');
#### :question: How do I set offline_access?
`js`
$authProvider.google({
optionalUrlParams: ['access_type'],
accessType: 'offline'
});
#### :question: Can I change redirectUri to something other than base URL?
By default, redirectUri is set to window.location.origin (protocol, hostname, port number of a URL) for all OAuth providers. This redirectUri must match exactly the URL¹ specified in your OAuth app settings.
Facebook (example)

However, you can set redirectUri to any URL path you desire. For instance, you may follow the naming convention of Passport.js:`js`
// Note: Must be absolute path.
window.location.origin + '/auth/facebook/facebook/callback'
window.location.origin + '/auth/facebook/google/callback'
...
Using the example above, a popup window will be redirected to http://localhost:3000/auth/facebook/callback?code=YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_CODE after a successful Facebook authorization. To avoid potential 404 errors, create server routes for each redirectUri URL that return 200 OK. Or alternatively, you may render a custom template with a loading spinner. For the moment, a popup will not stay long enough to see that custom template, due to 20ms interval polling, but in the future I may add support for overriding this polling interval value.
As far as Satellizer is concerned, it does not matter what is the value of redirectUri as long as it matches URL in your OAuth app settings. Satellizer's primary concern is to read URL query/hash parameters, then close a popup.
¹ Note: Depending on the OAuth provider, it may be called Site URL, Callback URL, Redirect URL, and so on.
#### :question: How can I send a token in a format other than Authorization: Bearer ?Authorization: Bearer
If you are unable to send a token to your server in the following format - , then use$authProvider.tokenHeader and $authProvider.tokenType config options to change the header format. The default values are Authorization and Bearer, respectively.
For example, if you need to use Authorization: Basic header, this is where you change it.
#### :question: How can I avoid sending Authorization header on all HTTP requests?
By default, once user is authenticated, JWT will be sent on every request. If you would like to prevent that, you could use skipAuthorization option in your $http request. For example:
`jsAuthorization: Bearer
$http({
method: 'GET',
url: '/api/endpoint',
skipAuthorization: true // will not be sent on this request.`
});
#### :question: Is there a way to dynamically change localStorage to sessionStorage?localStorage
Yes, you can toggle between and sessionStorage via the following Satellizer methods:$auth.setStorageType('sessionStorage');
- $auth.setStorageType('localStorage');
-
#### :question: I am having a problem with Ionic authentication on iOS 9.
First, check what kind of error you are getting by opening the Web Inspector from Develop > Simulator > index.html menu.
If you have configured everything correctly, chances are you running into the following error:
> Failed to load resource: The resource could not be loaded because the App Transport Security policy requires the use of a secure connection.
Follow instructions on this StackOverflow post by adding NSAppTransportSecurity` to info.plist. That should fix the problem.
| Contribution | User
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------
| Dropwizard (Java) Example | Alice Chen
| Go Example | Salim Alami
| Ruby on Rails Example | Simonas Gildutis
| Ionic Framework Example | Dimitris Bozelos
Additionally, I would like to thank all other contributors who have reported
bugs, submitted pull requests and suggested new features!
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