OAuth Auth Server through Workers
Dec 12, 2018Victoria Bernard
Summary
This post details the implementation of a custom OAuth 2.0 authentication server using Cloudflare Workers and Cloudflare Storage (KV). It outlines the steps involved in the OAuth 2.0 workflow, including user redirection, code generation, and token exchange. The implementation leverages JWT for session management and demonstrates how to handle client secrets and store codes and tokens in KV namespaces. The post also highlights the potential use of Cloudflare Access as an alternative for simpler authentication needs.
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