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florianheinemann/passwordless

node.js/express module to authenticate users without password observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/florianheinemann/passwordless · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4502
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2449
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1941 stars · 125 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js/Express module that enables passwordless user authentication using one-time password (OTPW) tokens delivered via email or SMS. It provides middleware for Express apps to authenticate and authorize users without passwords.

Use cases

  • add passwordless login to an express app
  • authenticate users via one-time email tokens
  • let users sign in without passwords
  • implement magic link authentication in node.js
  • replace password-based auth with token-based login
  • send one-time passwords by email or SMS

When to choose

  • you're building an Express app and want simple passwordless login
  • you want faster onboarding without password management
  • you prefer token-based one-time password authentication over passwords

When to avoid

  • you need a full-featured auth system with social login, MFA, or sessions management
  • you're not using Node.js/Express
  • you need actively maintained software with recent releases
  • you require OAuth or SSO integrations

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

auth authorization middleware web-development backend security passwordless-authentication one-time-password express token-based-auth email-login nodejs web-server

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