Authsome™ is an authentication and authorization backend maintained by XRAPH™.

Authors: Rex Raphael Last Updated: 2025-11-01

A comprehensive, pluggable authentication framework for Go, inspired by better-auth. Enterprise-grade authentication with multi-tenancy support, designed to integrate seamlessly with the Forge framework.

• Email/Password Authentication - Secure user registration and login
• Session Management - Cookie-based sessions with Redis caching support
• Multi-Factor Authentication - TOTP, SMS, and email-based 2FA
• Social Authentication - OAuth integration with major providers
• Passwordless Authentication - Magic links and WebAuthn/Passkeys

• Multi-Tenancy - Organization-scoped authentication and configuration
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) - Fine-grained permissions and policies
• Audit Logging - Comprehensive security event tracking
• Rate Limiting - Configurable request throttling and abuse prevention
• Device Management - Track and manage user devices and sessions
• Security Monitoring - IP filtering, geolocation, and anomaly detection

• Plugin Architecture - Extensible authentication methods
• Clean Architecture - Service-oriented design with repository pattern
• Type Safety - Full Go type safety with comprehensive error handling
• Database Agnostic - PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite support
• Configuration Management - Flexible YAML/JSON configuration with environment overrides
• Comprehensive Testing - Unit and integration test coverage

• Standalone Mode - Single-tenant applications
• SaaS Mode - Multi-tenant platforms with organization isolation

• Go 1.25 or later
• Supported database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite)
• Redis (optional, for distributed session storage)

go get github.com/xraph/authsome

# Core dependencies
go get github.com/xraph/forge
go get github.com/uptrace/bun

# Database drivers (choose one)
go get github.com/lib/pq                    # PostgreSQL
go get github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql       # MySQL
go get github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3          # SQLite

# Optional: Redis for session storage
go get github.com/redis/go-redis/v9

package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"
    "os"

    "github.com/xraph/authsome"
    "github.com/xraph/forge"
    "github.com/uptrace/bun"
    "github.com/uptrace/bun/dialect/pgdialect"
    "github.com/uptrace/bun/driver/pgdriver"
)

func main() {
    // Create Forge app
    app := forge.New()

    // Setup database
    db := bun.NewDB(pgdriver.NewConnector(
        pgdriver.WithDSN(os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")),
    ), pgdialect.New())

    // Initialize AuthSome
    auth := authsome.New(
        authsome.WithDatabase(db),
        authsome.WithForgeConfig(app.Config()),
        authsome.WithMode(authsome.ModeStandalone),
    )

    // Initialize services
    if err := auth.Initialize(context.Background()); err != nil {
        log.Fatal("Failed to initialize AuthSome:", err)
    }

    // Mount AuthSome routes
    if err := auth.Mount(app, "/auth"); err != nil {
        log.Fatal("Failed to mount AuthSome:", err)
    }

    // Start server
    log.Println("Server starting on :8080")
    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":8080"))
}

Create a .env file:

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost/myapp?sslmode=disable

# Session
SESSION_SECRET=your-super-secret-session-key

# Email (optional)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
[email protected]
SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password

# Redis (optional)
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "securepassword123"
  }'

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "securepassword123"
  }'

// Middleware for protected routes
func requireAuth(auth *authsome.Auth) forge.MiddlewareFunc {
    return func(c *forge.Context) error {
        session := auth.GetSession(c)
        if session == nil {
            return c.JSON(401, map[string]string{
                "error": "Authentication required",
            })
        }
        return c.Next()
    }
}

// Protected route example
app.GET("/api/profile", requireAuth(auth), func(c *forge.Context) error {
    user := auth.GetUser(c)
    return c.JSON(200, user)
})

import (
    "github.com/xraph/authsome/plugins/twofa"
    "github.com/xraph/authsome/plugins/username"
    "github.com/xraph/authsome/plugins/magiclink"
)

// Initialize with plugins
auth := authsome.New(
    authsome.WithDatabase(db),
    authsome.WithForgeConfig(app.Config()),
    authsome.WithPlugins(
        twofa.NewPlugin(),
        username.NewPlugin(),
        magiclink.NewPlugin(),
    ),
)

# config.yaml
auth:
  mode: "standalone"  # or "saas"
  basePath: "/auth"
  secret: "your-session-secret"
  rbacEnforce: false

  # Session configuration
  session:
    maxAge: 86400      # 24 hours
    secure: true
    httpOnly: true
    sameSite: "strict"

  # Rate limiting
  rateLimit:
    enabled: true
    requests: 100
    window: "1m"
    storage: "memory"  # or "redis"

  # Email configuration
  email:
    provider: "smtp"
    smtp:
      host: "smtp.gmail.com"
      port: 587
      username: "[email protected]"
      password: "your-app-password"

  # Security settings
  security:
    enabled: true
    ipWhitelist: []
    ipBlacklist: []
    allowedCountries: ["US", "CA", "GB"]
    blockedCountries: ["CN", "RU"]

  # Plugin configurations
  plugins:
    twofa:
      enabled: true
      issuer: "MyApp"
      digits: 6
      period: 30

    username:
      enabled: true
      minLength: 3
      maxLength: 30
      allowSpecialChars: false

    magiclink:
      enabled: true
      tokenExpiry: "15m"
      maxAttempts: 3

# Core settings
AUTHSOME_MODE=standalone
AUTHSOME_SECRET=your-session-secret
AUTHSOME_BASE_PATH=/auth

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@localhost/db

# Session
SESSION_MAX_AGE=86400
SESSION_SECURE=true

# Rate limiting
RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=true
RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS=100
RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW=1m

# Email
EMAIL_PROVIDER=smtp
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
[email protected]
SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password

# Redis (optional)
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

# Security
SECURITY_ENABLED=true
ALLOWED_COUNTRIES=US,CA,GB
BLOCKED_COUNTRIES=CN,RU

We welcome contributions to AuthSome! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork and clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/authsome.git
   cd authsome

2. Install dependencies

   go mod download

3. Set up development database

   # Using Docker
   docker run --name authsome-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password -p 5432:5432 -d postgres:15
   
   # Create test database
   createdb -h localhost -U postgres authsome_test

4. Run tests

   go test ./...

5. Run integration tests

   make test-integration

• Follow standard Go conventions and use gofmt
• Write comprehensive tests for new features
• Add function-level comments for exported functions
• Use meaningful variable and function names
• Follow the existing architecture patterns

1. Create a feature branch

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

2. Make your changes

   • Write tests for new functionality
   • Update documentation as needed
   • Ensure all tests pass

3. Commit your changes

   git commit -m "feat: add your feature description"

4. Push and create a pull request

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name

• Provide a clear description of the changes
• Include tests for new functionality
• Update documentation if needed
• Ensure CI passes
• Link to any relevant issues

When reporting issues, please include:

• Go version
• AuthSome version
• Database type and version
• Minimal reproduction case
• Error messages and stack traces

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 AuthSome Contributors

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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SOFTWARE.

• Official Documentation: https://authsome.dev
• API Reference: https://authsome.dev/api
• Examples: https://github.com/xraph/authsome/tree/main/examples

• GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/xraph/authsome/discussions
• Discord Server: https://discord.gg/authsome
• Stack Overflow: Tag your questions with authsome-go

For enterprise support, consulting, and custom development:

• Email: [email protected]
• Enterprise: [email protected]
• Website: https://authsome.dev/enterprise

For security-related issues, please email: [email protected]

Do not report security issues through public GitHub issues.