How to Protect Next.js 13 App Routes with Authentication
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a variety of tools and services for protecting your Next.js 13 app routes with authentication. In this article, we will discuss the steps to secure your Next.js 13 app routes using AWS authentication services.
Step 1: Sign up for AWS
If you don’t already have an AWS account, you will need to sign up for one. Once you have an account, you can access the AWS Management Console and start using the various AWS services.
Step 2: Set up AWS Cognito
AWS Cognito is a fully managed identity service that provides a simple and secure user sign-up, sign-in, and access control. You can use AWS Cognito to create user pools and configure authentication for your Next.js 13 app.
“`html
// Example of setting up AWS Cognito
const userPool = new AmazonCognitoIdentity.CognitoUserPool({
UserPoolId: 'YOUR_USER_POOL_ID',
ClientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
});
“`
Step 3: Implement Authentication in Next.js 13
Once you have set up AWS Cognito, you can implement authentication in your Next.js 13 app. You can use the AWS Amplify library to integrate AWS Cognito with your Next.js 13 app and provide secure authentication for your users.
“`html
// Example of implementing authentication in Next.js 13 with AWS Cognito
const username = 'user@example.com';
const password = 'password123';
const authenticationDetails = new AmazonCognitoIdentity.AuthenticationDetails({
Username: username,
Password: password
});
const cognitoUser = new AmazonCognitoIdentity.CognitoUser({
Username: username,
Pool: userPool
});
cognitoUser.authenticateUser(authenticationDetails, {
onSuccess: (result) => {
console.log('Authentication successful', result);
},
onFailure: (err) => {
console.error('Authentication failed', err);
}
});
“`
Step 4: Secure Your App Routes
With AWS Cognito authentication set up, you can now secure your app routes by checking the user’s authentication status before allowing access to certain routes. You can use AWS Amplify’s withAuthenticator HOC to protect specific routes in your Next.js 13 app.
“`html
// Example of securing app routes with authentication
import { withAuthenticator } from 'aws-amplify-react';
const ProtectedRoute = () => {
return (
Protected Route
This route is protected and can only be accessed by authenticated users.
);
};
export default withAuthenticator(ProtectedRoute);
“`
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can protect your Next.js 13 app routes with authentication using AWS services. AWS Cognito provides a secure and reliable way to manage user authentication for your Next.js 13 app, and AWS Amplify makes it easy to integrate AWS Cognito with your app’s authentication system.
Bravo c'est vraiment trés clair et très bien expliqué. Merci
very good, I very much appreciate your great work on this. There does seem to be a lack of content on the app router version of Next and Amplify right now.
One thing that doesn't seem to work is the sign out button – once clicked it redirects me to the sign in page, giving the illusion it worked, but i can enter the dashboard url and it takes me to the dashboard and still displays the current active user name i.e. still logged in. I have played around with adding a server side function to delete the cookie, but haven't figured it out yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
OAuth is not working on next.js 13. ssr is true but no value is stored in the cookie.
Error 'The user is not authenticated'.
The registration and sign-out functionalities are functioning smoothly. However, I am encountering issues when attempting to log in or sign in using social authentication methods such as Google or Apple ID. Is there a method or approach available in Next.js 13 to address this matter?
Good video but I have 1 concern/question becuase I am struggling to understand next 13.
you have used 'use client' at the top of your layout, seemingly this is going to make your entire app client side, and so the SSR capability is no longer possible.
this client side and server situation along with the app routing is not a very well explained situation by either next.ja or AWS, so it would be great to know of any good resources that explained proper setup to leverlage SSR while also using useEffect use