validateCredentials #

Checks if the provided credentials are well-formed. Does not actually save credentials.

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validateCredentials(strategy, kuid, credentials, [options]);

Property	Type	Description
strategy	string	Strategy identifier
kuid	string	User kuid
credentials	object	New credentials
options	object	Query options

credentials #

The credentials to check. The expected properties depend on the target authentication strategy.

Example for the local strategy:

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{
  username: 'foo',
  password: 'bar'
}

options #

Additional query options

Property	Type (default)	Description
queuable	boolean (true)	If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again

Resolves #

A boolean telling whether credentials are valid.

Usage #

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try {
  const response = await kuzzle.security.validateCredentials(
    'local',
    'john.doe',
    {
      username: 'jdoe',
      password: 'password'
    }
  );
  console.log(response);
  /*
  true
    */
} catch (e) {
  console.error(e);
}