NAuth Authentication Integration Guide

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NAuth — Data Transfer Objects

Install: dotnet add package NAuth

NAuthSetting

public class NAuthSetting
{
    public string ApiUrl { get; set; }      // NAuth API base URL
    public string JwtSecret { get; set; }   // JWT signing secret (min 64 chars)
    public string BucketName { get; set; }  // Storage bucket name
    public string? TenantId { get; set; }   // If set, sends X-Tenant-Id header on requests
}

UserInfo

public class UserInfo
{
    public long UserId { get; set; }
    public string Slug { get; set; }
    public string ImageUrl { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Email { get; set; }
    public string Hash { get; set; }
    public bool IsAdmin { get; set; }
    public DateTime? BirthDate { get; set; }
    public string IdDocument { get; set; }
    public string PixKey { get; set; }
    public string Password { get; set; }
    public int Status { get; set; }              // UserStatus enum
    public IList<RoleInfo> Roles { get; set; }
    public IList<UserPhoneInfo> Phones { get; set; }
    public IList<UserAddressInfo> Addresses { get; set; }
    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
    public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
}

UserInsertedInfo

Same as UserInfo but without UserId, Hash, Status, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt. Used for creating new users.

Other DTOs

public class RoleInfo { public long RoleId; public string Slug; public string Name; }
public class LoginParam { public string Email; public string Password; }
public class UserTokenResult { public string Token; public UserInfo User; }
public class ChangePasswordParam { public string OldPassword; public string NewPassword; }
public class ChangePasswordUsingHashParam { public string RecoveryHash; public string NewPassword; }
public class UserPhoneInfo { public string Phone; }
public class UserAddressInfo { public string ZipCode; public string Address; public string Complement; public string Neighborhood; public string City; public string State; }
public enum UserStatus { Active = 1, Inactive = 2, Suspended = 3, Blocked = 4 }

NAuth — Anti-Corruption Layer (ACL)

IUserClient Interface

public interface IUserClient
{
    // Session
    UserInfo? GetUserInSession(HttpContext httpContext);

    // User Retrieval
    Task<UserInfo?> GetMeAsync(string token);
    Task<UserInfo?> GetByIdAsync(long userId, string token);
    Task<UserInfo?> GetByTokenAsync(string token);
    Task<UserInfo?> GetByEmailAsync(string email);
    Task<UserInfo?> GetBySlugAsync(string slug);
    Task<IList<UserInfo>> ListAsync(int take);

    // User Management
    Task<UserInfo?> InsertAsync(UserInsertedInfo user);
    Task<UserInfo?> UpdateAsync(UserInfo user, string token);

    // Authentication
    Task<UserTokenResult?> LoginWithEmailAsync(LoginParam param);

    // Password
    Task<bool> HasPasswordAsync(string token);
    Task<bool> ChangePasswordAsync(ChangePasswordParam param, string token);
    Task<bool> SendRecoveryMailAsync(string email);
    Task<bool> ChangePasswordUsingHashAsync(ChangePasswordUsingHashParam param);

    // File Upload
    Task<string> UploadImageUserAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, string token);
}

IRoleClient Interface

public interface IRoleClient
{
    Task<IList<RoleInfo>> ListAsync();
    Task<RoleInfo?> GetByIdAsync(long roleId);
    Task<RoleInfo?> GetBySlugAsync(string slug);
    Task<RoleInfo?> InsertAsync(RoleInfo role);
    Task<RoleInfo?> UpdateAsync(RoleInfo role);
    Task<bool> DeleteAsync(long roleId);
}

NAuthHandler

Custom AuthenticationHandler that validates JWT tokens from the Authorization header against the NAuth API. Registered as the "BasicAuthentication" scheme.

Step-by-Step Integration

1. Configure appsettings.json

{
  "NAuth": {
    "ApiURL": "http://localhost:5004",
    "BucketName": "MyApp",
    "JwtSecret": "your_jwt_secret_key_here_at_least_64_characters_long_for_security",
    "TenantId": "my-tenant"
  }
}

Docker: use "ApiURL": "http://nauth-api:80" and "JwtSecret": "${JWT_SECRET}".

2. Register Services (DI)

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
using NAuth;
using NAuth.Interfaces;
using NAuth.Settings;

services.Configure<NAuthSetting>(configuration.GetSection("NAuth"));
services.AddHttpClient();

services.AddScoped<IUserClient, UserClient>();
services.AddScoped<IRoleClient, RoleClient>();  // Optional

services.AddAuthentication("BasicAuthentication")
    .AddScheme<AuthenticationSchemeOptions, NAuthHandler>("BasicAuthentication", null);

3. Configure Middleware (Program.cs)

app.UseCors("AllowFrontend");   // CORS before auth
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapControllers();

Order matters: CORS -> Authentication -> Authorization.

4. Authentication Flow

Client                          Your API                        NAuth API
  |-- Request + Bearer token -->|                               |
  |                             |-- NAuthHandler validates ---->|
  |                             |<-- User claims/info ---------|
  |                             |-- [Authorize] passes          |
  |                             |-- GetUserInSession()          |
  |<-- Response ----------------|                               |

1. Client sends Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token> header
2. NAuthHandler validates JWT against NAuth API
3. If valid, user claims are added to HttpContext
4. [Authorize] checks authentication succeeded
5. GetUserInSession(HttpContext) extracts UserInfo from claims

Controller Usage Patterns

Protected Endpoint

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using NAuth.Interfaces;

[Route("api/[controller]")]
[ApiController]
public class MyController : ControllerBase
{
    private readonly IUserClient _userClient;

    public MyController(IUserClient userClient)
    {
        _userClient = userClient;
    }

    [HttpGet]
    [Authorize]
    public IActionResult GetProtectedData()
    {
        var userSession = _userClient.GetUserInSession(HttpContext);
        if (userSession == null)
            return Unauthorized("Not Authorized");

        return Ok(new { message = $"Hello, {userSession.Name}!" });
    }
}

Public Endpoint with Optional Auth (role-based filtering)

[HttpGet("public")]
public IActionResult GetPublicData()
{
    var userSession = _userClient.GetUserInSession(HttpContext);
    var data = _myService.ListFiltered(userSession?.Roles);
    return Ok(data);
}

Protected CRUD

[HttpPost]
[Authorize]
public IActionResult Create([FromBody] MyDto dto)
{
    var userSession = _userClient.GetUserInSession(HttpContext);
    if (userSession == null)
        return Unauthorized("Not Authorized");

    var result = _service.Create(dto, userSession.UserId);
    return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { id = result.Id }, result);
}

Admin-Only Endpoint

[HttpDelete("{id}")]
[Authorize]
public IActionResult Delete(int id)
{
    var userSession = _userClient.GetUserInSession(HttpContext);
    if (userSession == null)
        return Unauthorized("Not Authorized");

    if (!userSession.IsAdmin)
        return Forbid();

    _service.Delete(id);
    return NoContent();
}

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