apollosolutions/example-jwtauthentication

This repository demonstrates how to use JWT authentication in the Router with the @requiresScopes directive when the JWT uses the standard scope JWT claim which is typical in a OAuth or OIDC environment.

JWT Authentication/Authorization with standard scope claim

This repository demonstrates how to use JWT authentication in the Router with the @requiresScopes directive when the JWT uses the standard scope JWT claim which is typical in a OAuth or OIDC environment.

Running the Example

Note: To run this example, you will need a GraphOS Enterprise plan and must create /router/.env based on /router/.env.example which exports APOLLO_KEY and APOLLO_GRAPH_REF.

1. Run the subgraph from the /subgraph directory with npm run dev
2. Run the auth-service from the /auth-service directory with npm run dev
3. In the /router directory, download the router by running ./download_router.sh
4. In the /router directory, compose the schema by running ./create_local_schema.sh
5. In the /router directory, run the router by running ./start_router.sh

Before you can query the router from the browser (http://127.0.0.1:4000/), you will need to get a JWT. This can be done by opening http://localhost:3005/login in the browser and using the resulting token as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Code Highlights

Router Configuration

In router/router-config.yaml:

• authorization directives are enabled
• require_authentication is set to true which enforces every request must contain a valid JWT
• A jwks url is configured to validate incoming JWTs

In subgraph/src/schema/Query.graphql, the @requiresScopes is set on fields to require specific scopes. If you query for hello you will get a result whereas hello2 will result n an error due to the JWT not containing that scope.