Auth

Simple md5 + salt

• On the basis of the current express auth example
• On the basis of the session example
• On the basis of the session example implemented with Redis via connect-redis

everyauth

https://github.com/bnoguchi/everyauth

Authentication and authorization (password, facebook, & more) for your node.js Connect and Express apps.

This alternative is brand-new but offers undeniable advantages.

connect-auth

https://github.com/ciaranj/connect-auth

Directly with couchdb

• Go to Couchdb based authentication for express
• Cool example: http://www.bytemuse.com/2011/06/getting-started-with-node-js-express-and-couchdb/
• Simple example: http://artem.posterous.com/nodejs-authentication-with-couchdb-and-expres