Firebase authentication with react and node

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I have a full stack application with react frontend and node backend. I want to integrate firebase authentication such that the user gets a jet using firebase and then can use it to interact with the routes only for the authenticated users in the REST API

I am able to log in the user in the frontend and am getting a UID, idToken and Access token. What is the correct method to go on from here and how do I use these for sending secure requests to my backend?

Doug Stevenson · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-16 15:41:31Z

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You will want to use the Firebase Admin SDK on the backend and use it to verify ID tokens coming from the client.

answered May 16, 2020 at 15:41

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Yuvraj Singh Over a year ago

So I will store the idToken in a cookie, and in every request to the node API, I will send it in the header, verify it in the middleware and then handle the case? Is the accessToken of any use?

Doug Stevenson Over a year ago

I don't know - do you need anything other than user verification? Usually it's just the ID token that matters.

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