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🔐 Robust Authentication System

A secure and scalable authentication system built using Node.js, Express, Bcrypt, JWT, Crypto, and React. The system includes user registration, login, email verification, and password reset functionality with industry-standard security measures.

🚀 Features

• User Registration & Login with encrypted passwords (Bcrypt)
• JWT-based Authentication for secure session management
• Email Verification using unique token-based activation
• Password Reset with one-time token and expiration handling
• Protected Routes requiring authentication
• Fully Responsive Frontend built with React

🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js – JavaScript runtime
• Express.js – Backend framework
• Bcrypt – Secure password hashing
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens) – Stateless authentication
• Crypto – Secure token generation
• Nodemailer – Email service for account verification and password resets

Frontend

• React.js – UI framework
• Axios – HTTP client for API requests
• React Router – Navigation and protected routes

📦 Installation & Setup

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

🔧 Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd server

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the Node.js server:

   npm start

🎨 Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the client directory:

   cd client

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the React development server:

   npm start

🔑 Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the server folder and configure:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
EMAIL_SERVICE=your_email_provider
EMAIL_USER=your_email
EMAIL_PASS=your_password