koakoa2koa-passport

koa-passport Authentication Always Returns 4XX


When using koa-passport I am always receiving a 404 or 401 error.

passport.authenticate( 'local', {
    successRedirect: '/',
    failureRedirect: '/login',
    failureFlash: true
} );

Solution

  • (This gave me many hours of struggle so wanted to post it here for others.)

    When using koa-passport you must be sure to both return the result of the authentication, and call authenticate with the context.

    return passport.authenticate( 'local', {
        successRedirect: '/',
        failureRedirect: '/login',
        failureFlash: true
    } )( ctx );