authentication implementation

[hariDasu]

initial figma community designs show various options for auth

although auth may seem like a reach to get done in 4 weeks (complete either just before or after thanksgiving), I believe that our # of available resources and ability to share knowlege/code amongst each other should make this feature feasible, at the very least with simple email/password basic auth for now

we can phase in oauth providers under future feature flags or target future versions (2.0 etc)

things to consider:

• what is the scope of the auth required for this MVP?
  • i.e. does the user have alot of data we must store in addition to JWT auth token to protect their data?
  • do we need something like supabase that will enable more flexibility for user data/profiles in the fture?
  • would a smaller lib like auth0 be sufficient?
  • is there a need for creating our own backend for this (maybe we already have pre-existing code/infra we can use)

[EbramMekhail]

Would the Class prefer we use auth0 or a Custom backend for authentication.

1. Pros for auth0
   • Simple Implementation
2. Cons for auth0
   • Not Customizable
   • Redirects User to auth0 website.

[bentzi-shuster]

another way to do it is Supabase - it lets us customize the login UI (we add elements to the page that redirects tot he login endpoint) and has code examples at the cost of fewer options for how the auth works

[EbramMekhail]

another way to do it is Supabase - it lets us customize the login UI (we add elements to the page that redirects tot he login endpoint) and has code examples at the cost of fewer options for how the auth works

Sure, I never heard of it before do you have any code, premade for it.

[bentzi-shuster]

yep, I used it in my personal project for this class. I got most of my code from here

[EbramMekhail]

Looks good lets go with it. But I don't know what the rest of the class wants.

[hariDasu]

https://dev.to/remusris/t3-stack-template-supabase-w-auth-db-and-shadcn-ui-basic-setup-2bl9

the class has spoken! (or not)

[aaa373373]

I believe that developing our own backend and implementing our authentication logic may be excessive. Supabase offers a comprehensive set of tools, including authentication, authorization, and user data storage, right out of the box. Therefore, I recommend we opt for Supabase.