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Versions in this module

v0

v0.1.0

Aug 23, 2026

Changes in this version

+ var ErrInvalidToken = errors.New("invalid token")

+ var ErrRoleNotAllowed = errors.New("role not allowed")

+ type Authenticator struct

+ func New(cfg Config) *Authenticator

+ func (a *Authenticator) Authenticate(r *http.Request) (map[string]any, string, error)

+ type Config struct

+ AllowedRoles []string

+ AnonymousRole string

+ DefaultRole string

+ Enabled bool

+ HeaderPrefix string

+ JWKSCacheTTL time.Duration

+ JWKSURL string

+ JWTAudience string

+ JWTIssuer string

+ JWTSecret string

+ Mode string

+ RoleClaim string

+ TrustedProxies []netip.Prefix