# scotch-io/easy-node-authentication

Code for the entire scotch.io tutorial series: Complete Guide to Node Authentication

Repository: https://github.com/scotch-io/easy-node-authentication
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/easy-node-authentication
Homepage: https://scotch.io/tutorials/easy-node-authentication-setup-and-local
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-07-07T04:11:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
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- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1352, forks 733 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.419128+00:00)

## What it is
Companion example code for the scotch.io 'Complete Guide to Node Authentication' tutorial series. It demonstrates user authentication in Node.js with Passport, covering local login plus Facebook, Twitter, and Google OAuth and account linking.

## Use cases
- learn how to add local username/password auth to a Node app
- example of Passport OAuth login with Facebook, Twitter, and Google
- tutorial code for linking multiple social accounts to one user
- starter Express 4 app with session-based authentication
- understand Passport strategies in a working demo

## When to choose
- you are following the scotch.io Node authentication tutorial series
- you want a small, readable reference implementation of Passport with multiple strategies
- you are learning Express 4 session-based auth basics

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, maintained authentication library
- you want modern auth solutions like OAuth 2.1, passkeys, or Auth.js/NextAuth
- you need up-to-date dependency versions or security patches

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: auth, web-framework, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, security, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: passport, express, oauth, social-login, tutorial-code, example-app, mongodb, nodejs, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- scotch-io/easy-node-authentication (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.419128+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 2026-08-30T04:42:10.877962+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.