Authentication & Identity Management Service Template
User Authentication and Identity Management

Key Takeaways

Overview

An authentication service needs secure user sign-ons and robust identity management features.

This template defines User with robust authentication and identity management features, so teams can quickly implement secure user sign-ons.

Why Build Your Authentication & Identity Management Service Backend with Back4app?

Back4app provides robust user authentication and identity management features allowing your team to concentrate on enhancing user engagement instead of backend infrastructure.

• •Comprehensive user authentication: Support user registration, login, password recovery, and role management.
• •Secure identity verification: Incorporate ID verification features to ensure secure and trusted user identities.
• •Real-time responsiveness: Use Live Queries for user updates while maintaining REST and GraphQL availability.

Quickly build, iterate and enhance your authentication features with one backend solution across all platforms.

Core Benefits

An authentication backend that supports quick iteration without compromising security.

Technical Stack

Everything included in this authentication backend template.

ER Diagram

Entity relationship model for the authentication backend schema.

erDiagram
    User ||--o{ Session : "user"
    User ||--o{ AccessLog : "user"

    User {
        String objectId PK
        String username
        String email
        String password
        String role
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    Session {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer user FK
        String sessionToken
        Date createdAt
    }

    AccessLog {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer user FK
        Date accessTime
        Date createdAt
    }

Integration Flow

Typical runtime flow for authentication, identity management, and user interactions.

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant App as Auth Identity Management Service App
  participant Back4app as Back4app Cloud

  User->>App: Login
  App->>Back4app: POST /login
  Back4app-->>App: Session token

  User->>App: View access logs
  App->>Back4app: GET /classes/AccessLog
  Back4app-->>App: AccessLog details

  User->>App: Logout
  App->>Back4app: POST /logout
  Back4app-->>App: Logout success

Data Dictionary

Full field-level reference for every class in the authentication schema.

Security and Permissions

How ACL and CLP strategies secure user data and interactions.

Schema (JSON)

Raw JSON schema definition ready to copy into Back4app or use as implementation reference.

{
  "classes": [
    {
      "className": "User",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "password": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "role": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "Session",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "user": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "sessionToken": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "AccessLog",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "user": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "accessTime": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

API Playground

Try REST and GraphQL endpoints against the authentication schema. Responses use mock data and do not require a Back4app account.

Uses the same schema as this template.

What You Get with Every Technology

Every stack uses the same authentication backend schema and API contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about building an authentication service backend with this template.