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authentication in clojure web services

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Description

Guides for authentication and authorisation in Cloure Web Services

  • OAuth2
  • JWT authentication (libraries and services to use)
  • HTTP Message Signatures (RFC 9421)

Example projects

Standard API security with JWT authentication

  • self-issue tokens
  • third-party token service

API with API token and HTTP Message Signatures (signed requests) for enhanced levels of security

Web hook server for external service,.e.g Hasura GraphQL API service

Resources

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file or test is named; start by reviewing the requested OAuth2, JWT, and HTTP Message Signatures topics, including RFC 9421 and the linked Ring OAuth2 resource. Done means adding authentication and authorization guides plus the proposed API and webhook example projects, with coverage of the listed token and signature approaches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
clojure
Domain
api, authentication, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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