BasicAuth

BasicAuth is a foundational project I built to solidify my understanding of backend authentication and security principles. It provides a complete user authentication system, including registration, login, and session management using JWTs and cookies.

I built the application using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js). To ensure security, I implemented password hashing with bcrypt and managed sessions with JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) stored in cookies. The frontend was developed with React and Vite for a modern, efficient development experience, and styled with TailwindCSS.

The result is a secure and responsive authentication system that follows best practices for web security. It features a clean separation between the frontend and backend, demonstrating a modular and maintainable approach to full-stack development.

This project was crucial for developing my intuition for backend security and designing robust authentication flows. It reinforced my skills in creating modular, full-stack applications and gave me a practical understanding of how to protect user data effectively.