Role-Based API with Redis Sessions

This is a role-based API that handles user authentication, authorization, and session management using Redis. The API uses Redis sessions for secure authentication and includes role-based access control to restrict access to certain endpoints based on user roles (admin, user, moderator).

Deployed on AWS EC2 - http://3.108.150.30/api-docs/ (Swagger Docs Available)

Features

• User registration, login, and logout functionality
• Role-based access control (admin, user, guest)
• Redis session management for secure user authentication
• API documentation generated with Swagger

Technologies Used

• Express: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: Database for storing user data
• Redis: Session store
• Swagger: API documentation
• Bcrypt: For password hashing
• express-session: For secure authentication
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime

Prerequisites

Before running the project, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• MongoDB (local or cloud instance)
• Redis (local or cloud instance)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Samar-28/RBAC.git

2. Go to project:

   cd RBAC

3. Install Dependencies:

   npm i

4. Create .env:

   MONGO_URI=
   SESSION_SECRET=
   REDIS_HOST=
   REDIS_PORT=
   PORT=

5. Start the server:

   npm start

6. Access the API documentation at http://localhost:5000/api-docs