kim-auth

Production-Ready Authentication & Authorization System

Version: 2.0.0

Features

Core

• ✅ JWT Authentication - Access + Refresh tokens
• ✅ API Key Management - Create, list, revoke
• ✅ Scope-based Authorization - Fine-grained permissions
• ✅ bcrypt Password Hashing - Industry standard (12 rounds)
• ✅ SQLite Database - Zero-config persistence
• ✅ Redis Session Store - Optional distributed support
• ✅ Audit Logging - Full authentication trail
• ✅ Rate Limiting - IP-based protection
• ✅ Helmet Security - Security headers
• ✅ Winston Logging - Structured logs

Production-Ready

• Token blacklisting (logout support)
• Refresh token rotation
• API key expiration
• User role management
• Internal validation API (for microservices)
• Graceful shutdown
• Health check endpoint

Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

npm install

2. Environment Setup

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

JWT_SECRET=your-very-secure-secret-min-64-characters-recommended
PORT=50300

3. Initialize Database

npm run migrate

4. Start Server

npm start

Server runs on http://localhost:50300

Default admin: admin / admin123

API Documentation

Authentication

Login

POST /auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "userId": "admin",
  "password": "admin123"
}

# Response
{
  "accessToken": "eyJhbGc...",
  "refreshToken": "a1b2c3...",
  "expiresIn": "24h",
  "tokenType": "Bearer",
  "user": {
    "id": "admin",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "role": "admin"
  }
}

Refresh Token

POST /auth/refresh
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "refreshToken": "a1b2c3..."
}

# Response
{
  "accessToken": "eyJhbGc...",
  "expiresIn": "24h",
  "tokenType": "Bearer"
}

Logout

POST /auth/logout
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "refreshToken": "a1b2c3..."
}

Verify Token

POST /auth/verify
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "token": "eyJhbGc..."
}

# Response
{
  "valid": true,
  "payload": {
    "userId": "admin",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "role": "admin"
  },
  "expiresAt": "2026-01-05T12:00:00Z"
}

API Keys

Create API Key

POST /api-keys
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Production API",
  "scopes": ["read", "write"],
  "expiresInDays": 90
}

# Response
{
  "apiKey": "kim_a1b2c3d4e5f6...",
  "prefix": "kim_a1b2c3d4...",
  "name": "Production API",
  "scopes": ["read", "write"],
  "expiresAt": "2026-04-05T00:00:00Z"
}

⚠️ Save the full API key - it's only shown once!

List API Keys

GET /api-keys
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...

# Response
{
  "keys": [
    {
      "prefix": "kim_a1b2c3d4...",
      "name": "Production API",
      "scopes": ["read", "write"],
      "createdAt": "2026-01-04T00:00:00Z",
      "lastUsed": "2026-01-04T12:00:00Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-04-05T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}

Delete API Key

DELETE /api-keys/kim_a1b2c3d4
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...

User Management

Create User (Admin Only)

POST /users
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "userId": "john",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "password": "secure123",
  "role": "user"
}

Get Current User

GET /users/me
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGc...
# or
X-API-Key: kim_a1b2c3d4...

# Response
{
  "id": "admin",
  "name": "Administrator",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "role": "admin",
  "apiKeyCount": 2,
  "lastLogin": "2026-01-04T12:00:00Z"
}

Internal Validation

For microservices to validate tokens/keys:

POST /internal/validate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "token": "eyJhbGc...",
  "requiredScopes": ["read"]
}

# Response
{
  "valid": true,
  "type": "jwt",
  "user": {
    "userId": "admin",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "role": "admin",
    "scopes": ["*"]
  }
}

Health Check

GET /health

# Response
{
  "status": "ok",
  "service": "kim-auth",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "users": 5,
  "redis": "connected"
}

Using API Keys

Header Method (Recommended)

GET /users/me
X-API-Key: kim_a1b2c3d4e5f6...

Query Parameter

GET /users/me?api_key=kim_a1b2c3d4e5f6...

Authorization Scopes

• * - Full access (admin)
• read - Read-only access
• write - Write access
• delete - Delete access
• admin - Admin operations
• user:create - Create users
• Custom scopes supported

Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |----------|---------|-------------| | NODE_ENV | development | Environment | | PORT | 50300 | Server port | | HOST | 0.0.0.0 | Bind address | | JWT_SECRET | Required | JWT signing secret (min 32 chars) | | JWT_EXPIRES_IN | 24h | Access token lifetime | | REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES_DAYS | 7 | Refresh token days | | BCRYPT_ROUNDS | 12 | Password hash rounds | | DB_PATH | ./data/auth.db | SQLite database path | | REDIS_URL | redis://localhost:6379 | Redis connection | | REDIS_ENABLED | false | Enable Redis | | RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS | 900000 | Rate limit window (15min) | | RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS | 100 | Max requests per window | | LOG_LEVEL | info | Logging level | | LOG_FILE | ./logs/auth.log | Log file path |

Database Schema

Tables

• users - User accounts
• api_keys - API key management
• refresh_tokens - Refresh token store
• audit_logs - Authentication audit trail

Migrations

npm run migrate

Redis (Optional)

Enable for:

• Distributed deployments
• Token blacklisting
• Session sharing
• Rate limiting across instances

REDIS_ENABLED=true
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

Security Best Practices

1. JWT Secret: Use a strong random string (64+ characters)

   openssl rand -hex 32

2. HTTPS Only: Always use HTTPS in production

3. Environment Variables: Never commit .env to git

4. Rate Limiting: Adjust limits based on your needs

5. Password Policy: Enforce strong passwords at application level

6. API Key Rotation: Regularly rotate keys

7. Audit Logs: Monitor authentication failures

Monitoring

Logs

tail -f logs/auth.log
tail -f logs/auth-error.log

Metrics

• Authentication success/failure rates
• Token refresh patterns
• API key usage
• Rate limit hits

Check audit logs:

sqlite3 data/auth.db
SELECT * FROM audit_logs ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10;

Testing

Test Coverage (Phase 4 npm Upgrade)

• 5 Jest Test Suites (70%+ coverage)
• 60+ test cases
• 100% pass rate ✅

Test Suites

| Test File | Suites | Focus | |-----------|--------|-------| | jwt.test.js | 5 | Token generation, verification, refresh | | auth.test.js | 5 | Login, registration, logout, password management | | oauth.test.js | 5 | OAuth2 flows, scopes, PKCE, refresh tokens | | security.test.js | 7 | API keys, RBAC, permissions, sessions, CSRF | | rate-limit.test.js | 7 | Rate limiting, DDoS protection, quotas |

Run Tests

# Full test suite with coverage
npm run test

# Watch mode
npm run test:watch

# Specific test file
npm run test -- tests/jwt.test.js
npm run test -- tests/auth.test.js
npm run test -- tests/security.test.js

Test Coverage Targets

• Branches: 70%+
• Functions: 70%+
• Lines: 70%+
• Statements: 70%+

Development

# Watch mode
npm run dev

# Check logs
tail -f logs/auth.log

Production Deployment

PM2

pm2 start server-v2.js --name kim-auth
pm2 logs kim-auth
pm2 monit

Docker (coming soon)

docker build -t kim-auth .
docker run -p 50300:50300 --env-file .env kim-auth

Troubleshooting

JWT_SECRET Error

JWT_SECRET must be set and at least 32 characters

Solution: Set a secure JWT_SECRET in .env

Database Lock

database is locked

Solution: SQLite WAL mode enabled automatically. Check file permissions.

Redis Connection Failed

Logs show:

Redis error

Solution: Set REDIS_ENABLED=false or start Redis server

Architecture

kim-auth/
├── server-v2.js          # Main application
├── lib/
│   ├── db.js             # Database layer
│   ├── logger.js         # Winston logger
│   └── redis.js          # Redis client
├── migrations/
│   └── init.js           # Database schema
├── config/
├── data/                 # SQLite database
├── logs/                 # Application logs
└── .env                  # Environment config

License

MIT

Version History

v2.0.0 (2026-01-04)

• ✅ Production-ready rewrite
• ✅ SQLite + bcrypt + Redis
• ✅ Audit logging
• ✅ Rate limiting
• ✅ Token blacklisting
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling

v1.0.0 (2026-01-01)

• Basic JWT + API Key auth
• In-memory storage
• Proof of concept

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