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Can React Native or iOS Native Applications use hapijs/iron for user auth?

mehranhydary opened this issue · comments

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Support plan

  • is this issue currently blocking your project? (yes/no): yes - need to decide if i should use iron or jwt for user auth because right now i am creating a web app but later might also create a react native app
  • is this issue affecting a production system? (yes/no): no

Context

  • node version: v14.18.0
  • module version: latest
  • environment (e.g. node, browser, native): node, browser, native
  • used with (e.g. hapi application, another framework, standalone, ...): react native or iOS native
  • any other relevant information: i want to create a native mobile application and I am wondering if i can use iron for auth

How can we help?

Can React Native or iOS Native Applications use hapijs/iron for user auth?

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commented

No, iron does not do user auth and is designed to work at the provider end. It’s used to create a token that could potentially be used to represent a user once signed in through whatever mechanism. Unless you plan to do p2p communication, it should never be used on the client.