flask-headless-auth 0.1.4

Modern, headless authentication for Flask APIs. JWT + OAuth + RBAC in one line.

Flask-Headless-Auth

Modern, headless authentication for Flask APIs.

A production-ready Flask authentication service package with JWT support, OAuth integration, and flexible token delivery modes. Perfect for SPAs, mobile apps, and API-first applications.

✨ Features

• ✅ Headless Architecture - API-first design for modern SPAs and mobile apps
• ✅ JWT Authentication - Secure access + refresh token pattern
• ✅ OAuth Support - Google, Microsoft SSO integration
• ✅ Configurable Token Delivery - Cookies, headers, or both
• ✅ Role-Based Access Control - RBAC support built-in
• ✅ Multi-Factor Authentication - MFA support out of the box
• ✅ Email Verification - Email confirmation workflows
• ✅ Password Reset - Secure password reset flows
• ✅ Production Security - httpOnly cookies, CSRF protection, rate limiting
• ✅ Caching & Performance - Redis/SimpleCache integration
• ✅ Framework Agnostic Frontend - Works with React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, etc.

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install flask-headless-auth

Basic Setup (5 minutes)

from flask import Flask
from flask_headless_auth import AuthSvc

app = Flask(__name__)

# Minimal configuration
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'your-secret-key'
app.config['JWT_SECRET_KEY'] = 'your-jwt-secret-key'
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///app.db'

# Initialize - that's it!
auth = AuthSvc(app)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run()

Your API now has authentication endpoints ready at /api/auth/* 🎉

📚 Documentation

• Full Documentation - Complete guide with examples
• Configuration Examples - Detailed config options
• Migration Guide - Upgrade from older versions

🎯 Why Headless?

Flask-Headless-Auth is designed for modern, decoupled architectures:

• API-First: Pure REST API with no server-side rendering
• Frontend Agnostic: Works with any frontend framework
• Mobile-Ready: Perfect for React Native, Flutter, native mobile apps
• Microservices: Ideal for distributed systems and microservices

🔒 Security First

Built with industry-standard security practices:

• HttpOnly cookies for XSS protection
• CSRF protection with SameSite cookies
• Rate limiting to prevent brute force attacks
• Secure password hashing with bcrypt
• Token blacklisting for logout
• Configurable token expiration

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Flask - Web framework
• Flask-JWT-Extended - JWT token management
• Flask-SQLAlchemy - Database ORM
• Authlib - OAuth integration
• Flask-Limiter - Rate limiting
• Flask-Caching - Performance optimization

📦 What's Included

Authentication Endpoints

• User registration and login
• Token refresh and logout
• Email verification
• Password reset
• OAuth (Google, Microsoft)

User Management

• Profile management
• Role-based permissions
• Multi-factor authentication
• Activity logging

Developer Experience

• Drop-in solution (5-minute setup)
• Sensible defaults
• Extensive configuration options
• Clear error messages
• Type hints included

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please see our Contributing Guidelines.

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Credits

Developed with ❤️ by Dhruv Agnihotri

Built with Flask, Flask-JWT-Extended, Flask-SQLAlchemy, and Authlib.

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Made with security in mind. Deploy with confidence. 🔒