Overview

Lif Auth Server is the backbone of our platform’s identity and access management.
It provides a unified, secure way to authenticate users, issue tokens, and enforce fine‑grained authorization across all services.

Purpose

This service exists to:

  • Act as the single source of trust for identity and permissions
  • Issue and validate tokens for client applications
  • Enforce permission nodes and role hierarchies
  • Provide auditable, secure flows for authentication and authorization

Key Features

  • Authentication: We use JWT‑based authentication flows with background secret rotation
  • Authorization: Permission node enforcement, role hierarchies, and policy checks
  • Security: We logs events to a log file and audit regularly
  • Integration: Swagger‑documented API routes, automated deployment, and monitoring hooks

Architecture

At a high level, the Auth Server interacts with:

  • Client applications requesting tokens
  • A secure database and cache for identity storage
  • Monitoring and alerting systems for operational health

Operations

  • Secrets are rotated automatically and validated across services
  • Alerts and errors are surfaced through Sentry and monitoring dashboards
  • Deployments are containerized and versioned for consistency

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Maintained by Lif Platforms, Auth Server is a critical component of our platform.
This documentation provides both the conceptual overview and the operational playbook needed to run it securely and effectively.