/BasicFlaskAuth

Basic Flask Authentication

Primary LanguagePython

Basic Flask Auth - Follow Along

Getting Started

Installing Dependencies

Python 3.7

Follow instructions to install the latest version of python for your platform in the python docs

Virtual Enviornment

We recommend working within a virtual environment whenever using Python for projects. This keeps your dependencies for each project separate and organaized. Instructions for setting up a virual enviornment for your platform can be found in the python docs

PIP Dependencies

Once you have your virtual environment setup and running, install dependencies by running:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all of the required packages we selected within the requirements.txt file.

Key Dependencies

  • Flask is a lightweight backend microservices framework. Flask is required to handle requests and responses.

  • jose JavaScript Object Signing and Encryption for JWTs. Useful for encoding, decoding, and verifying JWTS.

Running the server

From within this directory first ensure you are working using your created virtual environment.

Each time you open a new terminal session, run:

export FLASK_APP=app.py;

To run the server, execute:

flask run --reload

The --reload flag will detect file changes and restart the server automatically.

Tasks

Setup Auth0

  1. Create a new Auth0 Account
  2. Select a unique tenant domain
  3. Create a new, single page web application
  4. Create a new API