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How to Create React App Authentication With Auth0

author Written by Vikash Jangid on Dec 06, 2019 | Updated on: Jun 14, 2022 2229
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This tutorial will help to setup React app With auth0 in simple steps or know exactly where to place the code and what setting you need to use start with react app with auth0.

How to setup react app authentication with auth0

Follow these 15 steps will help you to create authentication with auth0.

1. Open terminal and run this command

npx create-react-app react-with-auth0

 

2.  After installation you need to run this command to enter in react folder

cd react-with-auth0

 

3. Now you can start react.js by simply using 

npm start 

 

After you complete all three steps you will check your screen or it will be display such as below screen.

react screen after start npm

 

4. Now we have to install react router dom and react router for handling navigations in our app

npm i react-router react-router-dom

 

5. Update src/index.js

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import * as serviceWorker from './serviceWorker';

ReactDOM.render(
<BrowserRouter><App /></BrowserRouter>, document.getElementById('root'));

// If you want your app to work offline and load faster, you can change
// unregister() to register() below. Note this comes with some pitfalls.
serviceWorker.unregister();


6. Configure an Auth0 account

We will need to signup to Auth0 and integrate it in our application. If you do not have an account then click here to sign up for free auth0 account. This comes with some features such as :

  • Lock for Web, iOS, Android
  • Universal Social Login
  • Integrate Application Authentication
  • Community Support  

Now its time to create an app in Auth0 to represent our app. Click here to create Application

Dialog box will appear, you will have to insert a name of our application (for example, “React with auth0”) and then choose Single Page Web Application as its type.

Then click create button, this will redirect you to its Quick start section. Once you complete these steps, you will have to click on the setting tab to change the configuration of your Auth0 application and also to copy some values from it.

auth0

 

Now you are at setting tab, search for the Allowed Callback URLs field and insert your local host url. I'm instering this http://localhost:3001/callback. After insertion of local host URL, you will see like.

Callback URLs

This setup will allow with arigin and allowed login & Logout Urls as below.

insert in react.js

7. Install auth0 in react

npm install auth0-js

 

8. Get app information from auth0 application's settings

react application details

 

Create a new file Auth.js inside src folder in our react app and insert following code.


import auth0 from 'auth0-js';

class Auth {
	
	constructor() {
		this.auth0 = new auth0.WebAuth({
			// the following three lines MUST be updated
			domain: '',
			audience: 'https:///userinfo',
			clientID: '',
			redirectUri: 'http://localhost:3001/callback',
			responseType: 'id_token',
			scope: 'openid profile'
		});

		this.getProfile = this.getProfile.bind(this);
		this.handleAuthentication = this.handleAuthentication.bind(this);
		this.isAuthenticated = this.isAuthenticated.bind(this);
		this.signIn = this.signIn.bind(this);
		this.signOut = this.signOut.bind(this);
	}

	getProfile() {
		return this.profile;
	}

	getIdToken() {
		return this.idToken;
	}

	isAuthenticated() {
		return new Date().getTime() < this.expiresAt;
	}

	signIn() {
		this.auth0.authorize();
	}

	handleAuthentication() {
		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
			this.auth0.parseHash((err, authResult) => {
				
				if (err) return reject(err);
				
				if (!authResult || !authResult.idToken) {
					return reject(err);
				}
				this.idToken = authResult.idToken;
				this.profile = authResult.idTokenPayload;
				// set the time that the id token will expire at
				this.expiresAt = authResult.idTokenPayload.exp * 1000;
				resolve();
			});
		})
	}

	signOut() {
		// clear id token, profile, and expiration
		this.idToken = null;
		this.profile = null;
		this.expiresAt = null;
		this.auth0.logout({
			returnTo: 'http://localhost:3001',
			clientID: '',
		});
	}
}

const auth0Client = new Auth();

export default auth0Client;

 

Note: you will have to replace <YOUR_AUTH0_DOMAIN> and YOUR_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID> from our Auth0 Application.

9.  create a new file called Callback.js inside the src directory and insert the following code into it.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import {withRouter} from 'react-router-dom';
import auth0Client from './Auth';

class Callback extends Component {
  async componentDidMount() {
    await auth0Client.handleAuthentication();
    this.props.history.replace('/');
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <p>Loading profile...</p>
    );
  }
}

export default withRouter(Callback);

 

10. Create home page and insert this code into Home.js

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';
import auth0Client from './Auth';

class Home extends Component {

	componentDidMount() {
		if (!auth0Client.isAuthenticated()) {
			auth0Client.signIn();
		}
	}

	signOut = () => {
		auth0Client.signOut();
		this.props.history.replace('/');
	}

	render() {
		return (
		<div className="App" >
			<header className="App-header">
				<img src={logo} className="App-logo" alt="logo" />
				{
					auth0Client.isAuthenticated() &&
					<div>
						<label className="mr-2 text-white">{auth0Client.getProfile().name}</label>
						<br />
						<button className="btn btn-dark" onClick={() => { this.signOut() }}>Sign Out</button>
					</div>
				}
			</header>
		</div>
		)
	}
}

export default Home;

 

11. Update our src/App.js

import React from 'react';
import './App.css';
import { Route } from 'react-router-dom';
import Callback from './Callback';
import Home from './Home';


function App() {
	return (
		<div className="App" >
		<Route exact path='/' component={Home} exact />
		<Route exact path='/callback' component={Callback} exact />
		</div>
	)
}

export default App;

 

12. Start this by simply inserting command

npm start

 

After running this your app URL will redirect to auth.

redirect to auth

 

13. Successfully authenticated screen

Successfully authenticated screen

 

14. When you click on right tick you will be redirected to your site

redirection to your website

 

15. You have successfully logged in react js with auth0

If you looking for develop you own web application using react.js you can request a free quotes from us. 

author
Vikash Jangid
Corporate Director Chairperson and CTO at Xtreem Solution with unbound opportunities. As CTO of Xtreem Solution, build leadership to the growing and diverse membership to build a strong and environmentally sound IT Enterprise. Responsible for the management, organization and implementation of all activities and programs. As part of this role also helps to develop and promote mutually respectful partnerships around Nations, Business Executive, Developer, investors and key stakeholders within the global exploration and IT community.
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