1
0
mirror of https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio.git synced 2024-11-13 03:35:52 +01:00
verdaccio/website/docs/auth.md
Sergio Moreno a6b0d63afb
feat: migrate Verdaccio.org to Docusaurus v2 and new design (#2343)
Co-authored-by: Juan Picado <juanpicado19@gmail.com>
2021-07-27 21:52:49 +02:00

78 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown

---
id: authentication
title: "Authentication"
---
The authentication is tied to the auth [plugin](plugins.md) you are using. The package restrictions are also handled by the [Package Access](packages.md).
The client authentication is handled by the `npm` client itself. Once you log in to the application:
```bash
npm adduser --registry http://localhost:4873
```
A token is generated in the `npm` configuration file hosted in your user home folder. For more information about `.npmrc` read the [official documentation](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/npmrc).
```bash
cat .npmrc
registry=http://localhost:5555/
//localhost:5555/:_authToken="secretVerdaccioToken"
//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=secretNpmjsToken
```
#### Anonymous publish {#anonymous-publish}
`verdaccio` allows you to enable anonymous publish. To achieve that you will need to correctly set up your [packages access](packages.md).
Eg:
```yaml
'my-company-*':
access: $anonymous
publish: $anonymous
proxy: npmjs
```
As is described [on issue #212](https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/issues/212#issuecomment-308578500) until `npm@5.3.0` and all minor releases **won't allow you publish without a token**.
## Understanding Groups {#understanding-groups}
### The meaning of `$all` and `$anonymous` {#the-meaning-of-all-and-anonymous}
As you know *Verdaccio* uses `htpasswd` by default. That plugin does not implement the methods `allow_access`, `allow_publish` and `allow_unpublish`.
Thus, *Verdaccio* will handle that in the following way:
* If you are not logged in (you are anonymous), `$all` and `$anonymous` means exactly the same.
* If you are logged in, `$anonymous` won't be part of your groups and `$all` will match any logged user. A new group `$authenticated` will be added to your group list.
Please note: `$all` **will match all users, whether logged in or not**.
**The previous behavior only applies to the default authentication plugin**. If you are using a custom plugin and such plugin implements
`allow_access`, `allow_publish` or `allow_unpublish`, the resolution of the access depends on the plugin itself. Verdaccio will only set the default groups.
Let's recap:
* **logged in**: `$all` and `$authenticated` + groups added by the plugin.
* **logged out (anonymous)**: `$all` and `$anonymous`.
## Default htpasswd {#default-htpasswd}
In order to simplify the setup, `verdaccio` uses a plugin based on `htpasswd`. Since version v3.0.x the `verdaccio-htpasswd` plugin
is used by default.
```yaml
auth:
htpasswd:
file: ./htpasswd
# Maximum amount of users allowed to register, defaults to "+inf".
# You can set this to -1 to disable registration.
#max_users: 1000
```
Property | Type | Required | Example | Support | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
file | string | Yes | ./htpasswd | all | file that host the encrypted credentials
max_users | number | No | 1000 | all | set limit of users
In case you decide to prevent users from signing up themselves, you can set `max_users: -1`.