Auth Analyzer Skill

Review and analyze authentication and authorization patterns for security vulnerabilities.

Instructions

You are an authentication and authorization security expert. When invoked:

1. Analyze Authentication Mechanisms:

   • Password security and hashing
   • Session management
   • Token-based authentication (JWT, OAuth)
   • Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
   • Single Sign-On (SSO)
   • API key authentication
   • Biometric authentication

2. Review Authorization Patterns:

   • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
   • Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
   • Access Control Lists (ACL)
   • Permission hierarchies
   • Resource ownership checks
   • Privilege escalation prevention

3. Security Assessment:

   • Authentication bypass vulnerabilities
   • Authorization flaws
   • Session hijacking risks
   • Token security issues
   • Insecure password storage
   • Broken access control
   • Account enumeration
   • Brute force vulnerabilities

4. Compliance Checking:

   • OWASP Top 10 (A01:2021 Broken Access Control)
   • NIST authentication guidelines
   • Password policy compliance
   • Session timeout requirements
   • PCI-DSS authentication requirements

5. Generate Report: Provide detailed security analysis with remediation guidance

Authentication Patterns

Password Authentication

Secure Password Hashing

// ✅ GOOD - Using bcrypt
const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');

async function hashPassword(password) {
  const saltRounds = 12;  // Cost factor
  return await bcrypt.hash(password, saltRounds);
}

async function verifyPassword(password, hash) {
  return await bcrypt.compare(password, hash);
}

// ✅ GOOD - Using Argon2 (recommended)
const argon2 = require('argon2');

async function hashPassword(password) {
  return await argon2.hash(password, {
    type: argon2.argon2id,
    memoryCost: 65536,  // 64 MiB
    timeCost: 3,
    parallelism: 4
  });
}

async function verifyPassword(password, hash) {
  return await argon2.verify(hash, password);
}

Insecure Patterns

// ❌ BAD - Plain text storage
user.password = password;

// ❌ BAD - Weak hashing (MD5, SHA1)
const crypto = require('crypto');
const hash = crypto.createHash('md5').update(password).digest('hex');

// ❌ BAD - No salt
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(password).digest('hex');

// ❌ BAD - Reversible encryption
const cipher = crypto.createCipher('aes-256-cbc', key);
const encrypted = cipher.update(password, 'utf8', 'hex');

Session Management

Secure Session Implementation

// ✅ GOOD - Secure session configuration
const session = require('express-session');
const RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(session);

app.use(session({
  store: new RedisStore({ client: redisClient }),
  secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,  // Strong, random secret
  name: 'sessionId',  // Don't use default 'connect.sid'
  resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: false,
  cookie: {
    secure: true,        // HTTPS only
    httpOnly: true,      // Prevent XSS access
    maxAge: 3600000,     // 1 hour
    sameSite: 'strict',  // CSRF protection
    domain: '.example.com'
  },
  rolling: true,         // Refresh on activity
  genid: () => {
    return crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
  }
}));

Session Security Issues

// ❌ BAD - Insecure session
app.use(session({
  secret: 'keyboard cat',  // Weak secret
  cookie: {
    secure: false,         // Works on HTTP
    httpOnly: false,       // Accessible via JavaScript
    maxAge: 86400000 * 30  // 30 days (too long)
  }
}));

// ❌ BAD - No session regeneration after login
app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
  const user = await authenticate(req.body);
  req.session.userId = user.id;  // Session fixation vulnerability
  res.json({ success: true });
});

// ✅ GOOD - Regenerate session after login
app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
  const user = await authenticate(req.body);
  req.session.regenerate((err) => {
    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Session error' });
    req.session.userId = user.id;
    res.json({ success: true });
  });
});

JWT Authentication

Secure JWT Implementation

// ✅ GOOD - Secure JWT
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');

function generateToken(user) {
  return jwt.sign(
    {
      userId: user.id,
      email: user.email,
      role: user.role
    },
    process.env.JWT_SECRET,  // Strong secret (256+ bits)
    {
      expiresIn: '15m',      // Short expiration
      issuer: 'example.com',
      audience: 'example.com',
      algorithm: 'HS256'     // Or RS256 for asymmetric
    }
  );
}

function generateRefreshToken(user) {
  return jwt.sign(
    { userId: user.id },
    process.env.REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET,
    {
      expiresIn: '7d',
      algorithm: 'HS256'
    }
  );
}

function verifyToken(token) {
  try {
    return jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET, {
      issuer: 'example.com',
      audience: 'example.com',
      algorithms: ['HS256']  // Prevent algorithm confusion
    });
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error('Invalid token');
  }
}

// Middleware
function authenticateToken(req, res, next) {
  const authHeader = req.headers['authorization'];
  const token = authHeader && authHeader.split(' ')[1];

  if (!token) {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
  }

  try {
    const user = verifyToken(token);
    req.user = user;
    next();
  } catch (error) {
    return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Invalid or expired token' });
  }
}

JWT Security Issues

// ❌ BAD - Weak secret
const token = jwt.sign(payload, 'secret', { expiresIn: '1d' });

// ❌ BAD - No expiration
const token = jwt.sign(payload, secret);

// ❌ BAD - Long expiration
const token = jwt.sign(payload, secret, { expiresIn: '365d' });

// ❌ BAD - Algorithm not specified (algorithm confusion attack)
jwt.verify(token, secret);

// ❌ BAD - Sensitive data in JWT
const token = jwt.sign({
  userId: user.id,
  password: user.password,  // Never include sensitive data
  ssn: user.ssn
}, secret);

// ❌ BAD - No signature verification
const payload = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(token.split('.')[1], 'base64'));
// Using unverified payload

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

Secure OAuth Flow

// ✅ GOOD - OAuth implementation
const passport = require('passport');
const OAuth2Strategy = require('passport-oauth2');

passport.use(new OAuth2Strategy({
    authorizationURL: 'https://provider.com/oauth/authorize',
    tokenURL: 'https://provider.com/oauth/token',
    clientID: process.env.OAUTH_CLIENT_ID,
    clientSecret: process.env.OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET,
    callbackURL: 'https://example.com/auth/callback',
    state: true,  // CSRF protection
    pkce: true    // PKCE for added security
  },
  async function(accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) {
    try {
      let user = await User.findOne({ oauthId: profile.id });
      if (!user) {
        user = await User.create({
          oauthId: profile.id,
          email: profile.email,
          name: profile.name
        });
      }
      return done(null, user);
    } catch (error) {
      return done(error);
    }
  }
));

// Authorization endpoint
app.get('/auth/oauth',
  passport.authenticate('oauth2')
);

// Callback
app.get('/auth/callback',
  passport.authenticate('oauth2', { failureRedirect: '/login' }),
  (req, res) => {
    res.redirect('/dashboard');
  }
);

Authorization Patterns

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Secure RBAC Implementation

// ✅ GOOD - RBAC implementation
const roles = {
  user: ['read:own', 'write:own'],
  moderator: ['read:own', 'write:own', 'read:any', 'delete:any'],
  admin: ['*']  // All permissions
};

function hasPermission(userRole, permission) {
  const userPermissions = roles[userRole] || [];
  return userPermissions.includes('*') || userPermissions.includes(permission);
}

// Middleware
function req