Rahat Chowdhury
SSO with Ethereum and Next JS
#1about 3 minutes
Exploring the user experience flaws in web authentication
Traditional authentication methods like email with passwords and social logins create user friction and dependency on centralized services.
#2about 4 minutes
Understanding Web3 wallets and cryptographic signatures
Web3 wallets are key pairs, not containers for money, that enable users to sign data cryptographically without paying gas fees.
#3about 3 minutes
Mapping the wallet-based authentication user flow
A user connects their wallet, the backend generates a unique number (nonce), and the user signs it to prove ownership.
#4about 4 minutes
Building the frontend with Next.js and Ethers.js
The frontend uses Ethers.js to interact with the wallet's global object, request the user's account, and get a signer instance.
#5about 4 minutes
Implementing the backend API routes in Next.js
Serverless API routes handle user creation, generate a unique nonce, and later verify the signature by decoding it.
#6about 5 minutes
A live demonstration of the wallet sign-in process
See the complete authentication flow in action, from clicking the connect button to the MetaMask signature request and successful login.
#7about 2 minutes
Q&A on wallet providers and developer tooling
Wallet data is managed by providers like MetaMask, and Ethers.js was chosen over Web3.js for its developer-friendly documentation.
#8about 6 minutes
Q&A on mobile access and account recovery strategies
WalletConnect enables mobile wallet access, and account recovery currently relies on seed phrases, with social recovery being explored.
#9about 13 minutes
Q&A on managed services, multi-chain, and privacy
While no direct Auth0 equivalent exists yet for Web3, services are emerging, and this system only stores the user's public wallet address.
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