# lazaronixon/authentication-zero

An authentication system generator for Rails applications.

Repository: https://github.com/lazaronixon/authentication-zero
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/authentication-zero
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rails, ruby, authentication, generator, rails-authentication, api, auth, security, token
Last push: 2024-12-05T17:33:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1661, "days_push": 636, "days_rel": 676, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1873, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.108082+00:00)

## What it is
A Rails generator that scaffolds a complete, pre-built authentication system directly into a Rails application (web or API-only), following security and Rails best practices. Because the code is generated into the app rather than shipped as a gem dependency, developers have full freedom to modify it.

## Use cases
- add user sign-up and login to a Rails app
- generate authentication for a Rails API with token auth
- add two-factor authentication and recovery codes
- implement password reset and email verification flows
- add social login with OmniAuth to Rails
- build a multi-tenant Rails app with authentication
- check passwords against data breaches at signup

## When to choose
- you want full ownership and modifiability of your auth code instead of a black-box gem
- you need a comprehensive Rails auth setup with 2FA, WebAuthn, or sudo mode
- you're starting a new Rails web or API-only app and want best-practice auth quickly

## When to avoid
- you're not using Ruby on Rails
- you want a maintained library that receives automatic security updates after installation
- you prefer Devise-style gem-based authentication with centralized upgrades

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: auth, security, cli
- domain: web-development, security, developer-tools
- platform: ruby
- tags: rails, code-generator, authentication, two-factor, webauthn, oauth, api-authentication, web-server

## Member repositories
- lazaronixon/authentication-zero (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.108082+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:14:50.137294+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lazaronixon/authentication-zero (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.108082+00:00, sha bd525146221d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.