Overview

The Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) with Nuxt 3 is a plugin that allows for easy integration of Microsoft authentication into Nuxt 3 applications. It provides features such as handling redirect promises, event callbacks on login success, token expiration timers, refreshing access tokens, handling response after login or redirect, acquiring tokens silently, signing in with redirect, retrieving MSAL accounts, checking authentication status, and signing out.

Features

• Handle Redirect Promise: The plugin handles the redirect promise after login or redirect and obtains the response.
• Event Callback on Login Success: An event callback is added to detect login success events, triggering the setup of a token expiration timer.
• Token Expiration Timer: A timer is set up to automatically refresh the access token upon expiration.
• Refresh Access Token: The plugin can refresh the access token silently using the acquireTokenSilent method.
• Handle Response: The plugin handles the response after login or redirect and sets up the token expiration timer if the response includes an account.
• Acquire Token Silently: The plugin provides a method to acquire the access token silently.
• Sign In with Redirect: Users can sign in with redirect using the signIn method.
• Get All MSAL Accounts: The plugin provides a method to retrieve all MSAL accounts.
• Check Authentication Status: The isAuthenticated method allows checking if the user is authenticated.
• Sign Out: Users can sign out using the signOut method.

Installation

To install the MSAL with Nuxt 3 plugin, follow these steps:

1. Register the app on the Azure portal by going to https://portal.azure.com/.
2. Search for Azure Active Directory in your organization and select App Registrations from the left panel.
3. Click on New registration and provide the necessary information such as name, supported account types, etc.
4. Register the redirect URL (e.g., ‘https://yourapplication.com/' or ‘http://localhost:3000/’).
5. Copy the app’s essential info and create an .env file at the root of your project.
6. Set the values for CLIENT and Tenet ID in the .env file.
7. Run the development server.

For detailed instructions, refer to the official documentation guide for registering an application with the Microsoft identity platform: link.

Summary

The Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) with Nuxt 3 plugin offers a range of features to easily integrate Microsoft authentication into Nuxt 3 applications. It handles redirect promises, provides event callbacks on login success, manages token expiration timers, enables token refreshing, handles response after login or redirect, allows silent token acquisition, supports sign in with redirect, offers methods for retrieving MSAL accounts and checking authentication status, and allows users to sign out. To install the plugin, you need to register the app on the Azure portal and follow the provided steps for configuration.