hatgit / steemconnect

Token based authentication for Steem made easy

SteemConnect v2

Install

Download and install Node.js >= 7.7.1 then run

npm install

Add config vars

BROADCASTER_USERNAME = Main Steem account holding posting permissions e.g 'steemconnect'
BROADCASTER_POSTING_WIF = Posting wif of the main account
JWT_SECRET = Random string
DATABASE_URL = PostgreSQL database URL
DEBUG = sc2:*

Run

npm start

Demo

Test demo app here: https://steemit.github.io/example-steemconnect-angular/

Api

Routes

/api/me - Get user profile (require user or app token)

/api/broadcast - Broadcast posting operation for user (require app token)

OAuth2

/api/oauth2/authorize - Issue new app token (require user token)

Tokens

Tokens are created with JWT, the payload is public. Here is how it look:

Token for user

{
  role: 'user',
  user: 'guest'
}

The token hash is saved on user localStorage once he login.

Token for application

{
  role: 'app',
  proxy: 'example',
  user: 'guest',
  scope: ['vote', 'comment']
}

The token hash is sent to the application once user authorize the application.