secureAuth

A Django and React project providing secure authentication using JWT and HTTP-only cookies.
This project overrides the default JWT authentication with a custom authenticate.py file to enhance security.

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Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Installation
  • Backend Setup
  • Frontend Setup
• Usage
• Contributing

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About

secureAuth is a web application built with:

• Django (backend)
• React + Vite (frontend)

It implements a secure authentication system using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) stored in HTTP-only cookies, ensuring enhanced session security.

Repository: https://github.com/Tijo-11/secureAuth

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Features

• Custom JWT authentication via HTTP-only cookies
• Django backend with RESTful API
• React + Vite frontend for a fast UI
• Secure session management

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⚙ Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+ (backend)
• Node.js 16+ (frontend)
• Git

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Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository:
   git clone https://github.com/Tijo-11/secureAuth.git

2. Navigate to the backend directory:
   cd secureAuth/backend

3. Create and activate a virtual environment:
   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate (On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate)

4. Install dependencies:
   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the server:
   python manage.py runserver

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Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:
   cd secureAuth/frontend

2. Install dependencies:
   npm install

3. Start the development server:
   npm run dev

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Usage

• Backend API: http://localhost:8000
• Frontend (via Vite): http://localhost:5173

This application supports secure login and registration using JWT stored in HTTP-only cookies.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions!

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a new branch
   git checkout -b feature/your-feature

3. Make your changes and commit
   git commit -m 'Add your feature'

4. Push to GitHub
   git push origin feature/your-feature

5. Open a Pull Request

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.