auth0-spa-js VS auth0-java

Compare auth0-spa-js vs auth0-java and see what are their differences.

auth0-spa-js

Auth0 authentication for Single Page Applications (SPA) with PKCE (by auth0)

auth0-java

Java client library for the Auth0 platform (by auth0)
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TypeScript Java
MIT License MIT License
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auth0-spa-js

Posts with mentions or reviews of auth0-spa-js. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-11.
  • Tell HN: Stytch Login SaaS Unicorn has common auth vulnerabilities
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Oct 2022
    No problem – I’m happy to engage in good-faith discussions like this one when there are valid nuances to explore.

    One callout I’d like to make is that there are two kinds of SDKs. Client-side ones (like Javascript SDKs) and Server-side ones (NodeJS, Go, Python, etc.). The server-side ones are capable of setting HttpOnly cookies, because the server-side ones run on the server and not in a browser context. This is true for both Auth0 and Stytch, and someone using any of the Stytch server-side SDKs will have HttpOnly protection.

    Client-side only SDKs are never capable of setting first-party HttpOnly cookies without the aid of a proxy. In fact, there is no truly secure storage mechanism addressable by clientside javascript. All writable storage is accessible to all javascript loaded in the domain - that is to say that if at any point the Auth0 SDK has access to a token, any XSS attack running in the same document will also have access.

    Auth0 has numerous clientside SDKs, but we’ll look at their most popular one - @auth0/auth0-spa-js. This SDK stores refresh tokens in a cache [1] in a few ways:

    - By default, in memory, which makes exfiltration harder but still very possible via client-side JS. Wrapping a token in a closure doesn’t mean it isn’t addressable - a hacker can monkeypatch and listen to window.fetch for example. This also means that login state is not preserved across tabs or page refreshes, which is quite frankly extremely frustrating to both developers and users

    - Auth0 also supports an iframe based flow, which breaks on browsers that use ITP2 such as Safari [2] - so 20% of all users on desktop and 25% of all users on mobile.

    - Finally, for customers who do not want the above restrictions, Auth0 allows localstorage [3] to be configured as a cache storage. Local storage is just as open to XSS exfiltration as non-HTTPOnly cookies.

    So while yes, Auth0 does not set cookies, their refresh tokens are still accessible client-side in many common deployment scenarios, and are still vulnerable to the same XSS exfiltration vulnerability that HTTPOnly cookies protect against.

    Overall, the main reason that Google’s security team, Auth0’s security team, and our security team are comfortable with offering a non-HTTPOnly session management solution in a JS SDK comes down to:

    1. HTTPOnly as a security layer can help prevent exfiltration, but if an app already has an XSS vector, it’s already severely compromised, making such a layer moot.

    2. As an auth company (whether you’re Stytch vs. Auth0 vs. Google Firebase), you need to make a decision on how much flexibility you want to offer developers. Our stance is that when additional flexibility and an improved developer experience do not create any practical security risk, we should provide that better developer experience to our customers.

    [1] https://github.com/auth0/auth0-spa-js/blob/0de9c6bf61d37fc21...

    [2] https://community.auth0.com/t/silent-authorization-not-worki...

    [3] https://github.com/auth0/auth0-spa-js/blob/0de9c6bf61d37fc21...

    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Oct 2022
    Your message feels disingenuous and not in good-faith.

    Auth0 clearly advises against the localStorage option which is most similar to Stytch's:

    > _Important:_ This feature will allow the caching of data _such as ID and access tokens_ to be stored in local storage. Exercising this option changes the security characteristics of your application and _should not be used lightly._ Extra care should be taken to mitigate against XSS attacks and minimize the risk of tokens being stolen from local storage.

    This is from the readme of the github you linked:

    https://github.com/auth0/auth0-spa-js/tree/0de9c6bf61d37fc21...

    And since their other client-only solutions have major UX challenges (as you highlight), I expect most Auth0 users have landed on the secure option.

    This is very different from Stytch - which as far as I can tell - doesn't disclose or acknowledge the risk, and instead willingly puts developers at increased risk. Throughout this thread, you've been dismissive of the risk despite security organizations clearly indicating that HttpOnly is best-practice.

    You've found a legitimate comparison in Firebase, but for me, you've taken several steps too far trying to compare to Auth0.

  • Fastify DX and SolidJS in the Real World
    12 projects | dev.to | 20 Jul 2022
    Auth0 provides the auth0-spa-js package which offers two ways to authenticate users:
  • Persistent login in React using refresh token rotation
    3 projects | dev.to | 17 Sep 2021
    Therefore, I have transformed the library [@auth0/auth0-spa-js](https://github.com/auth0/auth0-spa-js), which is another official Auth0 client library, to have an authentication hook and methods that can be accessible outside the components.

auth0-java

Posts with mentions or reviews of auth0-java. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-04.
  • What features would you consider missing/nice to haves for backend web development in Rust?
    6 projects | /r/rust | 4 Nov 2022
  • Does anyone know how to make an animation like on Auth0 website?
    2 projects | /r/reactjs | 27 Oct 2022
    The animation I'm referring to is the sliding up text in the hero section
  • Quickly Build Secure Microservices in Python
    7 projects | dev.to | 13 Oct 2022
    Protect endpoints using JWT security with a OpenID Connect IAM like Auth0 or Keycloak Optionally control access to endpoints using RBAC
  • Auth0 Provider and Strapi Tutorial
    3 projects | dev.to | 13 Sep 2022
    Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform. Auth0 takes out the pain of developing a full authentication system from scratch for your application and managing user credentials by yourself.
  • How to implement a basic CRUD in Golang protected by Auth0
    5 projects | dev.to | 17 Aug 2022
    First things first, you need an account on the Auth0 platform, so head to their page and create one.
  • The problem(s) with Azure Functions
    3 projects | dev.to | 16 Aug 2022
    Functions can be triggered in multiple ways: HTTP, Queue, Db, Blob Storage Change and many more. More on this can be found here. This was one of the major reasons why I thought Azure Functions are great. I mostly needed the HTTP and Queue trigger. With HTTP functions comes also the requirement for Authentication and Authorization. I'm using Auth0 as an authentication provider. The implementation is usually straightforward. The frontend obtains an access token and the API validates the token and authenticates the request. OpenID connect is well documented and somewhat easy to use in asp.net core for example. Not with Azure Functions I googled for days, opened an issue and tried everything I could think of and came to the conclusion: Microsoft doesn’t provide you with proper SDKs to handle authentication adequately.
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    31 projects | dev.to | 16 Aug 2022
    Auth0
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    4 projects | dev.to | 10 Aug 2022
    There are more and more products getting into the market every day that need to deliver a lot of features. Sometimes those things become super complex, and the main thing they usually don’t have is time. A lot of those parts are engineers issues that can be democratized by open-source solutions. You can use Okta for the identity solution, Add Auth0 for authentication, and then use Permit for authorization and you have easily saved thousands of development hours.
  • Conditionally rendering
    2 projects | /r/reactjs | 3 Aug 2022
  • Using AWS JWT authorizers with Auth0
    4 projects | dev.to | 27 Jul 2022
    Say that we have decided to use Auth0 for authorization in our architecture. We want to give users with different sets of permissions access to different levels based on their permissions.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing auth0-spa-js and auth0-java you can also consider the following projects:

nextjs-auth0 - Next.js SDK for signing in with Auth0

metamask-extension - :globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites

next-auth - Authentication for the Web.

testcontainers-spring-boot - Container auto-configurations for Spring Boot based integration tests

auth0-angular - Auth0 SDK for Angular Single Page Applications

supabase - The open source Firebase alternative.

auth0-python - Auth0 SDK for Python

AppAuth-JS - JavaScript client SDK for communicating with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect providers.

akka-http-pac4j

microsoft-authentication-library-for-js - Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for JS

frank_jwt - JSON Web Token implementation in Rust.

netlify-identity-widget - A zero config, framework free Netlify Identity widget