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bradtraversy/node_passport_login
Node.js login, registration and access control using Express and Passport
A minimal Express/Passport authentication starter with registration, login, and a protected route. It's a teaching repo, not a production template — Brad Traversy made it to accompany a tutorial, and that's exactly what it is.
Updated to Express 5 and current package versions as of 2025, which is more than most repos in this category bother with. The codebase is small enough to read in 20 minutes — good for someone who wants to understand the Passport local strategy without wading through unrelated complexity. bcryptjs for password hashing is the right call. Flash messages for validation feedback are included, which beginners consistently forget to implement themselves.
MongoDB credentials are hardcoded in config/keys.js with a note not to commit them — that's a trap for learners who will commit them anyway. No .env / dotenv setup means the first lesson a new developer gets is the wrong one. Sessions are presumably stored in-memory (no session store configured), so every restart logs everyone out and it won't scale past one process. No CSRF protection, no rate limiting on the login route — fine for a demo, painful if someone deploys this and calls it done.