Auth0

Auth-svc validates JWTs issued by your identity provider, this guide covers how to setup Auth0 as your IDP.

If you want to use a different identity provider (eg, Okta, Keycloak), refer to the the custom JWT provider instructions in the auth-svc repository.

Create an Auth0 account and application

1. Sign up at auth0.com — the free tier is sufficient for development.

2. Go to Applications → Create Application.

   • Choose React Native as the application type.
   • Note down the Domain and Client ID.

3. Under your application's Settings, scroll to Advanced Settings → Grant Types and make sure Refresh Token is enabled.

Running the React Native boilerplate? It also needs two mobile callback URLs added to this application — see Configure callback URLs in the boilerplate's Auth0 page.

Create an API

1. Go to Applications → APIs → Create API.
2. Set a Name (e.g. auth-svc-api) and an Identifier — this is a logical name, not a real URL (e.g. silent-shard-boilerplate). The identifier becomes your AUTH0_AUDIENCE.
3. In the API's Settings tab, enable Allow Offline Access.
4. Under the Permissions tab, add the following custom scopes:

Scope	Description
write:backup	Create / update keyshare backups
read:backup	Retrieve keyshare backups
read:transactions	View transaction history
write:devices	Register / update devices
read:devices	View registered devices
write:face	Register face biometric
read:face	View face registration status

Environment variables

Variable	Value	Description
AUTH0_DOMAIN	your-tenant.auth0.com	Your Auth0 tenant domain
AUTH0_AUDIENCE	silent-shard-boilerplate	Must exactly match the API Identifier above
AUTH0_ALGORITHMS	RS256	JWT signing algorithm

AUTH0_AUDIENCE must exactly match the Identifier set in your Auth0 API. A mismatch causes all JWT verification to fail.