Auth experiment

Simple user authentication implementation using a minimal frontend with Vue, and an Express.js backend.

Features:

• Uses a simple password hash with salt to store passwords securely, using pgcrypto extension in Postgres
• Uses signed JWTs in httpOnly cookies to provide stateless authentication.
• Protects routes by redirecting user to login if user tries to access protected route.

Instructions to run:

• Clone the repo:
• docker compose up in the project folder
• Navigate to http://localhost:8000