Authentication User Flow
Explore how to implement user authentication in a Meteor.js application. Understand the login process that verifies username or email with password, manages tokens in local storage, and handles user state with React context. Learn to create secure logout functionality and display authenticated user details based on roles.
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Log in user
Meteor logs a user in to the system by checking the combination of the username or email of the user with the password. When a successful login occurs, Meteor stores the login token, token expiration date, and userId in the localStorage browser with the respective Meteor.loginToken, Meteor.loginTokenExpires, and Meteor.userId keys. The storage of these values ensures that a user is always logged in to the system as they navigate the application.
The imports/ui/Login.jsx file uses the AuthContext ...