nodejs-socket.io-angular-auth

This is a proof of concept product for web socket authentication.

• NodeJS Typescript project - backend server
• Ionic5/ Angular8 project - fronend client
• Web Socket Authentication - 2 methods are implemented

  1. Authenticate on connect using token in query param

  2. Authenticate after connected using 'auth' event. Automatically disconnect is not authenticated within x seconds

NodeJS Project

• Web Socket connection lifecycle is managed by: src/services/chat.service.ts
• Token generation/ validation managed by: src/services/auth.service.ts

Angular/ Ionic Project

• Web Socket connection lifecycle is managed by: src/app/services/chat/chat.service.ts
• By default configured to use Auth method 1. Simply remove token from the socket URL for automatic fallback to method 2.