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JDSlimz
JDSlimz

Reputation: 113

How can I authenticate PeerJS connections to the PeerServer?

I am currently running my own PeerServer while I develop an application. I am wondering how I can authenticate each individual ID so that when someone connects, then have to have the right API key (unique to their name).

Could I set up a service where, when they register, a new key is generated and peerjs will recognize it?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1786

Answers (1)

pbotas
pbotas

Reputation: 388

You can send a token in the options, for example a JWT with the userId encoded:

const myPeer = new Peer(userId, {
    host: '/',
    token: userJwt
})

Receive it when the user connects and validate it. If the ids don't match, close the socket:

peerServer.on('connection', (client) => { 
    const decodedToken = decodeToken(client.token)
    if (!decodedToken || decodedToken.userId !== client.id)
        client.socket.close()
})

Upvotes: 5

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