@okta/okta-auth-js

What is @okta/okta-auth-js?

@okta/okta-auth-js is a JavaScript library that provides a set of tools for integrating Okta's authentication and authorization services into your web applications. It allows you to handle user authentication, manage tokens, and interact with Okta's APIs.

What are @okta/okta-auth-js's main functionalities?

User Authentication

This feature allows you to authenticate users by their username and password. The code sample demonstrates how to sign in a user and handle the authentication transaction.

const OktaAuth = require('@okta/okta-auth-js');
const authClient = new OktaAuth({
  issuer: 'https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default',
  clientId: '{clientId}',
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:8080/login/callback'
});

async function signIn(username, password) {
  try {
    const transaction = await authClient.signIn({ username, password });
    if (transaction.status === 'SUCCESS') {
      authClient.token.getWithRedirect({
        sessionToken: transaction.sessionToken
      });
    } else {
      throw new Error('We cannot handle the ' + transaction.status + ' status');
    }
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
}

Token Management

This feature allows you to manage tokens, including obtaining tokens without prompting the user. The code sample demonstrates how to get an ID token using the OktaAuth client.

const OktaAuth = require('@okta/okta-auth-js');
const authClient = new OktaAuth({
  issuer: 'https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default',
  clientId: '{clientId}',
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:8080/login/callback'
});

async function getToken() {
  try {
    const token = await authClient.token.getWithoutPrompt({
      responseType: 'id_token',
      scopes: ['openid', 'profile', 'email']
    });
    console.log(token);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
}

Session Management

This feature allows you to manage user sessions. The code sample demonstrates how to check the current session using the OktaAuth client.

const OktaAuth = require('@okta/okta-auth-js');
const authClient = new OktaAuth({
  issuer: 'https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default',
  clientId: '{clientId}',
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:8080/login/callback'
});

async function checkSession() {
  try {
    const session = await authClient.session.get();
    console.log(session);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
}

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README

Okta Auth JS

Okta Auth JS is a wrapper around Okta's authentication API. It can be used to get an Okta session cookie or an ID token.

If you want to use the SDK, see the instructions on the Okta Auth SDK developer page.

If you want to modify the SDK, use the following instructions.

Building the SDK

1. Clone the SDK repo.

   [path]$ git clone [e-mail]:okta/okta-auth-js.git
   

2. Navigate to the new okta-auth-js folder, and install the Okta node dependencies.

   [path/okta-auth-js]$ npm install
   

3. Build the SDK. The output will be under dist/browser/. The standalone version is OktaAuthReqwest.min.js.

   [path/okta-auth-js]$ npm run build
   

Build and test commands

Command	Description
npm run build	Build the SDK
npm test	Run unit tests
npm run lint:report	Run linting tests