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After six years of accepting only internal submissions, PrincipalStack’s cofounder would like to invite all community members to register, log in, and post comments. As the sole engineer for the publication, your task is to build the foundation for this entire system: the authorization server. Using Express on Node.js, you’ll install, configure, and test an OpenID Connect-capable authorization server. You’ll build the pages that let users create their profile, prove their identity, and end their session. You’ll also foster community participation by allowing users to log in with an email address—and without a password.
This project is designed for learning purposes and is not a complete, production-ready application or solution.
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TOOLS- Basic JavaScript (declare variables, use loops and branches, object and array destructuring, debugging, error handling, etc.)
- Basic Node.js (including npm and Express.js)
- Basic command line/terminal proficiency
- Intermediate in-browser development tool use (such as network call tracing including URL parameters and request headers, plus cookie management)
- Basic HTML, specifically forms
you will learn
In this liveProject, you’ll learn to build an OpenID Connect-capable authorization server, using Express on Node.js.
- Install and configure packages using the Node Package Manager (npm)
- Store and use environment variables to keep secrets safe
- Use OpenSSL to generate secure, random strings used to sign tokens and session data
- Generate an RSA 256 key pair and convert it to JWK format
- Use a simple Node application framework called Express.js to create routes, add middleware, and handle user-facing views
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