Framework agnostic
Works with Next.js, SvelteKit, Nuxt, TanStack Start, Express, Hono, and any framework that can get, set, and delete cookies.
ideal-auth
Session auth, password hashing, 2FA, token verification, and rate limiting. Bring your own schema. Works with any framework.
Why ideal-auth?
Bring your own schema
No database adapters or ORM lock-in. You provide
resolveUser and resolveUserByCredentials — use any database, any schema.Encrypted sessions
Session payloads are encrypted with AES-256-CBC and authenticated with HMAC via iron-session. No plaintext tokens, no JWTs.
TOTP 2FA with recovery codes
RFC 6238 compliant one-time passwords with configurable digits, period, and window. Generate hashed recovery codes out of the box.
Security-first defaults
httpOnly cookies are always forced on. bcrypt uses SHA-256 prehash for long passwords. All comparisons are timing-safe. secure defaults to true in production.Runs everywhere
Zero framework dependencies. Works in Node.js, Bun, and Deno with no configuration changes.
What's included
createAuth— Session authentication with encrypted cookies, login, logout, and user resolutioncreateHash— bcrypt password hashing with automatic SHA-256 prehash for passwords exceeding 72 bytescreateTokenVerifier— Signed, expiring tokens for password resets, email verification, and similar flowscreateTOTP— RFC 6238 time-based one-time passwords for two-factor authenticationgenerateRecoveryCodes— Hashed backup codes for 2FA recoverycreateRateLimiter— Sliding-window rate limiting with pluggable stores- Crypto utilities —
encrypt/decrypt,signData/verifySignature,timingSafeEqual,generateToken