documentation/dsls/DSL-AshAuthentication.Strategy.Password.md

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# DSL: AshAuthentication.Strategy.Password

Strategy for authenticating using local resources as the source of truth.

In order to use password authentication your resource needs to meet the
following minimum requirements:

1. Have a primary key.
2. A uniquely constrained identity field (eg `username` or `email`).
3. A sensitive string field within which to store the hashed password.

There are other options documented in the DSL.

### Example:

```elixir
defmodule MyApp.Accounts.User do
  use Ash.Resource,
    extensions: [AshAuthentication],
    domain: MyApp.Accounts

  attributes do
    uuid_primary_key :id
    attribute :email, :ci_string, allow_nil?: false
    attribute :hashed_password, :string, allow_nil?: false, sensitive?: true
  end

  authentication do
    strategies do
      password :password do
        identity_field :email
        hashed_password_field :hashed_password
      end
    end
  end

  identities do
    identity :unique_email, [:email]
  end
end
```

## Actions

By default the password strategy will automatically generate the register,
sign-in, reset-request and reset actions for you, however you're free to
define them yourself.  If you do, then the action will be validated to ensure
that all the needed configuration is present.

If you wish to work with the actions directly from your code you can do so via
the `AshAuthentication.Strategy` protocol.

### Examples:

Interacting with the actions directly:

    iex> strategy = Info.strategy!(Example.User, :password)
    ...> {:ok, marty} = Strategy.action(strategy, :register, %{"username" => "marty", "password" => "outatime1985", "password_confirmation" => "outatime1985"})
    ...> marty.username |> to_string()
    "marty"

    ...> {:ok, user} = Strategy.action(strategy, :sign_in, %{"username" => "marty", "password" => "outatime1985"})
    ...> user.username |> to_string()
    "marty"

## Plugs

The password strategy provides plug endpoints for all four actions, although
only sign-in and register will be reported by `Strategy.routes/1` if the
strategy is not configured as resettable.

If you wish to work with the plugs directly, you can do so via the
`AshAuthentication.Strategy` protocol.

### Examples:

Dispatching to plugs directly:

    iex> strategy = Info.strategy!(Example.User, :password)
    ...> conn = conn(:post, "/user/password/register", %{"user" => %{"username" => "marty", "password" => "outatime1985", "password_confirmation" => "outatime1985"}})
    ...> conn = Strategy.plug(strategy, :register, conn)
    ...> {_conn, {:ok, marty}} = Plug.Helpers.get_authentication_result(conn)
    ...> marty.username |> to_string()
    "marty"

    ...> conn = conn(:post, "/user/password/reset_request", %{"user" => %{"username" => "marty"}})
    ...> conn = Strategy.plug(strategy, :reset_request, conn)
    ...> {_conn, :ok} = Plug.Helpers.get_authentication_result(conn)

## Testing

See the [Testing guide](/documentation/topics/testing.md) for tips on testing resources using this strategy.



## authentication.strategies.password
```elixir
password name \\ :password
```


Strategy for authenticating using local resources as the source of truth.


### Nested DSLs
 * [resettable](#authentication-strategies-password-resettable)


### Examples
```
password :password do
  identity_field :email
  hashed_password_field :hashed_password
  hash_provider AshAuthentication.BcryptProvider
  confirmation_required? true
end

```




### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`identity_field`](#authentication-strategies-password-identity_field){: #authentication-strategies-password-identity_field } | `atom` | `:username` | The name of the attribute which uniquely identifies the user, usually something like `username` or `email_address`. |
| [`hashed_password_field`](#authentication-strategies-password-hashed_password_field){: #authentication-strategies-password-hashed_password_field } | `atom` | `:hashed_password` | The name of the attribute within which to store the user's password once it has been hashed. |
| [`hash_provider`](#authentication-strategies-password-hash_provider){: #authentication-strategies-password-hash_provider } | `module` | `AshAuthentication.BcryptProvider` | A module which implements the `AshAuthentication.HashProvider` behaviour, to provide cryptographic hashing of passwords. |
| [`confirmation_required?`](#authentication-strategies-password-confirmation_required?){: #authentication-strategies-password-confirmation_required? } | `boolean` | `true` | Whether a password confirmation field is required when registering or changing passwords. |
| [`register_action_accept`](#authentication-strategies-password-register_action_accept){: #authentication-strategies-password-register_action_accept } | `list(atom)` | `[]` | A list of additional fields to be accepted in the register action. |
| [`password_field`](#authentication-strategies-password-password_field){: #authentication-strategies-password-password_field } | `atom` | `:password` | The name of the argument used to collect the user's password in plaintext when registering, checking or changing passwords. |
| [`password_confirmation_field`](#authentication-strategies-password-password_confirmation_field){: #authentication-strategies-password-password_confirmation_field } | `atom` | `:password_confirmation` | The name of the argument used to confirm the user's password in plaintext when registering or changing passwords. |
| [`register_action_name`](#authentication-strategies-password-register_action_name){: #authentication-strategies-password-register_action_name } | `atom` |  | The name to use for the register action. Defaults to `register_with_<strategy_name>` |
| [`registration_enabled?`](#authentication-strategies-password-registration_enabled?){: #authentication-strategies-password-registration_enabled? } | `boolean` | `true` | If you do not want new users to be able to register using this strategy, set this to false. |
| [`sign_in_action_name`](#authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_action_name){: #authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_action_name } | `atom` |  | The name to use for the sign in action. Defaults to `sign_in_with_<strategy_name>` |
| [`sign_in_enabled?`](#authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_enabled?){: #authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_enabled? } | `boolean` | `true` | If you do not want new users to be able to sign in using this strategy, set this to false. |
| [`sign_in_tokens_enabled?`](#authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_tokens_enabled?){: #authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_tokens_enabled? } | `boolean` | `true` | Whether or not to support generating short lived sign in tokens. Requires the resource to have tokens enabled. |
| [`sign_in_token_lifetime`](#authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_token_lifetime){: #authentication-strategies-password-sign_in_token_lifetime } | `pos_integer \| {pos_integer, :days \| :hours \| :minutes \| :seconds}` | `{60, :seconds}` | A lifetime for which a generated sign in token will be valid, if `sign_in_tokens_enabled?`. Unit defaults to `:seconds`. |


## authentication.strategies.password.resettable


Configure password reset options for the resource






### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`sender`](#authentication-strategies-password-resettable-sender){: #authentication-strategies-password-resettable-sender .spark-required} | `(any, any, any -> any) \| module` |  | The sender to use when sending password reset instructions. |
| [`token_lifetime`](#authentication-strategies-password-resettable-token_lifetime){: #authentication-strategies-password-resettable-token_lifetime } | `pos_integer \| {pos_integer, :days \| :hours \| :minutes \| :seconds}` | `{3, :days}` | How long should the reset token be valid.  If no unit is provided `:hours` is assumed. |
| [`request_password_reset_action_name`](#authentication-strategies-password-resettable-request_password_reset_action_name){: #authentication-strategies-password-resettable-request_password_reset_action_name } | `atom` |  | The name to use for the action which generates a password reset token. Defaults to `request_password_reset_with_<strategy_name>`. |
| [`password_reset_action_name`](#authentication-strategies-password-resettable-password_reset_action_name){: #authentication-strategies-password-resettable-password_reset_action_name } | `atom` |  | The name to use for the action which actually resets the user's password. Defaults to `password_reset_with_<strategy_name>`. |





### Introspection

Target: `AshAuthentication.Strategy.Password.Resettable`




### Introspection

Target: `AshAuthentication.Strategy.Password`



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