This article will teach you how to secure a Node.js API by implementing two-factor authentication (2FA) system using tokens generated by Google Authenticator or Authy. The one-time passcode (OTP) can be delivered via different methods like SMS but we will use Google Authenticator or Authy to reduce the complexity of the project.
- What is Two-Factor Authentication?
- Advantages of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
- Run the Node.js 2FA App Locally
- Run the Frontend Built with React.js
- Two-factor Authentication in Node.js Flow
- Setup the 2FA feature
- Scan the QRCode
- Verify the OTP token
- Verify the OTP token
- Disable the 2FA Feature
- Setup the Node.js Project
- Setup Prisma ORM
- Create the Prisma Database Model
- Database Migration with Prisma
- Setup the Node.js Express App
- Create the Node.js Route Controllers
- Register User
- Sign-in User
- Generate the OTP
- Verify the OTP
- Validate the OTP
- Disable the OTP Feature
- Create the Express API Routes
- Add the Routes to the Middleware Stack
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