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NextAuth.js

NextAuth.js is a complete open-source authentication solution for Next.js applications. It is designed from the ground up to support Next.js and Serverless. It has built-in support for many popular sign-in services.

Advantages of NextAuth.js

  • Designed to work with any OAuth service, it supports OAuth 1.0, 1.0A, 2.0 and OpenID Connect
  • Supports email / password less Authentication
  • Supports stateless authentication with any backend (Active Directory, LDAP, etc)
  • Supports both JSON Web Tokens and database sessions
  • Built-in support for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB and SQLite
  • Can also be used without a database (e.g. OAuth + JWT)
  • Designed to be secure by default and encourage best practices for safeguarding user data

Auth Providers

NextAuth.js offers authentication providers services that can be used to sign in a user.

  • Using a built-in OAuth Provider (Ex: Facebook, LINE, GitHub, Twitter, Google, Naver, Reddit, Discord)
  • Using custom OAuth Provider
  • Using Email
  • Using Credentials

Useful Resources