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README.md

Approov Token Integration Example

This Approov integration example is from where the code example for the Approov token check quickstart is extracted, and you can use it as a playground to better understand how simple and easy it is to implement Approov in a NodeJS Express API server.

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Why?

To lock down your API server to your mobile app. Please read the brief summary in the Approov Overview at the root of this repo or visit our website for more details.

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How it works?

The NodeJS Express API server is very simple and is defined in the file src/approov-protected-server/token-check/hello_server_protected.js. Take a look at the verifyApproovToken() function to see the simple code for the check.

For more background on Approov, see the Approov Overview at the root of this repo.

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Requirements

To run this example you will need to have installed:

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Setup Env File

From /servers/hello/src/approov-protected-server/token-check execute the following:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file and add the dummy secret to it in order to be able to test the Approov integration with the provided Postman collection.

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Try the Approov Integration Example

First, you need to install the dependencies. From the /servers/hello/src/approov-protected-server/token-check folder execute:

npm install

Now, you can run this example from the /servers/hello/src/approov-protected-server/token-check folder with:

npm start

Next, you can test that it works with:

curl -iX GET 'http://localhost:8002'

The response will be a 401 unauthorized request:

HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
X-Powered-By: Express
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 2
ETag: W/"2-vyGp6PvFo4RvsFtPoIWeCReyIC8"
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:59:24 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=5

{}

The reason you got a 401 is because no Approoov token isn't provided in the headers of the request.

Finally, you can test that the Approov integration example works as expected with this Postman collection or with some cURL requests examples.

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Issues

If you find any issue while following our instructions then just report it here, with the steps to reproduce it, and we will sort it out and/or guide you to the correct path.

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Useful Links

If you wish to explore the Approov solution in more depth, then why not try one of the following links as a jumping off point:

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