Spam attack throttling added

.envdev

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ WEB_PROTOCOL=http
 WEB_ADDRESS=localhost
 WEB_RESET_ADDRESS=localhost/reset
 WEB_PORT=3200
+WEB_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3001
 
 DB_HOSTNAME=database
 DB_DATABASE=auth
@@ -30,3 +31,6 @@ SECRET_ACCESS=access
 
 # Make sure this value is kept secret
 SECRET_REFRESH=refresh
+
+# Post-signup hook JSON array (MUST include http:// or https://)
+HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY=

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Node.js CI
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Run test suites
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-      with:
-        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        cache: 'npm'
-    - run: npm ci
-    - run: npm run build --if-present
-    - run: npm test

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-FROM node:16
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
 WORKDIR "/app"
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install --production

LICENSE

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2021 Kayne Ruse, KR Game Studios
+Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Kayne Ruse, KR Game Studios
 
 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
 

README.md

@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 //DOCS: Used for validating the email address specified above
 GET /auth/validation?username=example&token=12345678
 
-//DOCS: If the environment variable HOOK_POST_VALIDATION is set to a URL, then the server will send a GET message to that URL with the newly created account's index
+//DOCS: If the environment variable HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY is set to a JSON array of valid URLs, then the server will send a GET message to each URL with the newly created account's index
-GET https://{HOOK_POST_VALIDATION}?accountIndex={index}
+//DOCS: The GET requests will have a JWT authorization header
+HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY=["http://example.com", "http://example2.com"]
+GET {HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY[i]}?accountIndex={index}
 
 ###
 
@@ -44,41 +46,35 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 }
 
 //DOCS: Result (access token's value is your authorization key below)
+Set-Cookie: refreshToken
+
 {
-	"accessToken": "abcde",
+	"accessToken": "abcde"
-	"refreshToken": "fghij"
 }
 
 
 ###
 
 
-//DOCS: Replace an expired authToken pair with new values
+//DOCS: Replace an expired accessToken with a new value
 POST /auth/token
-Content-Type: application/json
+Cookie: refreshToken
-
-{
-	"token": "refreshToken"
-}
 
 //DOCS: Result
+Set-Cookie: refreshToken
+
 {
-	"accessToken": "abcde",
+	"accessToken": "abcde"
-	"refreshToken": "fghij"
 }
 
 
 ###
 
 
-//DOCS: After this is called, the refresh route will no longer work
+//DOCS: After this is called, the /auth/token route will no longer work
 DELETE /auth/logout
 Authorization: Bearer accessToken
-
+Cookie: refreshToken
-{
-	"token": "refreshToken"
-}
-
 
 ###
 

configure-script.js

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ const question = (prompt, def = null) => {
 (async () => {
 	//project configuration
 	const appName = await question('App Name', 'auth');
+	const appWebProtocol = await question('Web Protocol', 'https');
 	const appWebAddress = await question('Web Addr', `${appName}.example.com`);
-	const postValidationHook = await question('Post Validation Hook', '');
+	const appWebOrigin = await question('Web Origin', `${appWebProtocol}://example.com`); //TODO: clean these up properly
+	const postValidationHookArray = await question('Post Validation Hook Array', '');
 	const resetAddress = await question('Reset Addr', `example.com/reset`);
 	const appPort = await question('App Port', '3200');
 
@@ -69,9 +71,10 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.routers.${appName}router.service=${appName}service@docker"
       - "traefik.http.services.${appName}service.loadbalancer.server.port=${appPort}"
     environment:
-      - WEB_PROTOCOL=https
+      - WEB_PROTOCOL=${appWebProtocol}
+      - WEB_ORIGIN=${appWebOrigin}
       - WEB_ADDRESS=${appWebAddress}
-      - HOOK_POST_VALIDATION=${postValidationHook}
+      - HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY=${postValidationHookArray}
       - WEB_RESET_ADDRESS=${resetAddress}
       - WEB_PORT=${appPort}
       - DB_HOSTNAME=database
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ networks:
 `;
 
 	const dockerfile = `
-FROM node:16
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
 WORKDIR "/app"
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install --production

package.json

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "auth-server",
-  "version": "1.4.12",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "description": "An API centric auth server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.",
   "main": "server/server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server/server.js",
     "dev": "npm run watch:server",
-    "watch:server": "nodemon . --ext js,jsx,json --ignore 'node_modules/*'",
+    "watch:server": "nodemon . --ext js,jsx,json --ignore 'node_modules/*'"
-    "test": "jest --coverage --collectCoverageFrom=server/**/*.{js,jsx}"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -21,18 +20,18 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/krgamestudios/auth-server#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^8.6.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
-    "mariadb": "^2.5.4",
+    "mariadb": "^3.1.1",
-    "node-cron": "^2.0.3",
+    "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.6.6",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.9",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.6.3",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.9.1",
-    "sequelize": "^6.6.5"
+    "sequelize": "^6.31.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jest": "^27.5.1",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.22"
-    "nodemon": "^2.0.12"
   }
 }

server/admin/default-account.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
 	});
 
 	if (adminRecord == null) {
-		const webAddress = process.env.WEB_ADDRESS == 'localhost' ? 'example.com' : process.env.WEB_ADDRESS; //can't log in as "localhost"
+		const webAddress = process.env.WEB_ADDRESS == 'localhost:3000' ? 'example.com' : process.env.WEB_ADDRESS; //can't log in as "localhost"
 		await accounts.create({
 			email: `${process.env.ADMIN_DEFAULT_USERNAME}@${webAddress}`,
 			username: `${process.env.ADMIN_DEFAULT_USERNAME}`,

server/auth/login.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const utils = require('util');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 
 const { accounts } = require('../database/models');
-const tokenGenerate = require('../utilities/token-generate');
+const tokenGenerateRefresh = require('../utilities/token-generate-refresh');
 
 //utilities
 const validateEmail = require('../utilities/validate-email');
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ const route = async (req, res) => {
 	}
 
 	//generate the JWTs
-	const tokens = tokenGenerate(account.index, account.email, account.username, account.type, account.admin, account.mod);
+	const { accessToken, refreshToken } = tokenGenerateRefresh(account.index, account.email, account.username, account.type, account.admin, account.mod);
+
+	//set the cookie
+	res.cookie('refreshToken', refreshToken, { path: '/', httpOnly: true, secure: true, sameSite: 'none', maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 1000 }); //30 days
 
 	//finally
-	res.status(200).json(tokens);
+	res.status(200).send(accessToken);
 	return null;
 };
 

server/auth/logout.js

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ const tokenDestroy = require('../utilities/token-destroy');
 
 //auth/logout
 const route = (req, res) => {
-	tokenDestroy(req.body.token);
+	//stored in the cookie
+	tokenDestroy(req.cookies.refreshToken);
+
+	res.clearCookie('refreshToken');
 
 	return res.status(200).end();
 };

server/auth/signup.js

@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ const route = async (req, res) => {
 		return res.status(401).send(validateErr);
 	}
 
+	//script throttle
+	const throttle = await checkThrottle(req.body.email);
+	if (throttle) {
+		console.warn(`Spam attack detected: ${req.body.email} (${req.body.username})`);
+		return res.status(401).send(throttle);
+	}
+
 	//generate the password hash
 	const hash = await bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, await bcrypt.genSalt(11));
 
@@ -83,6 +90,10 @@ const validateDetails = async (body) => {
 		return 'Missing password';
 	}
 
+	if (typeof body.password != "string") {
+		return 'Invalid password';
+	}
+
 	if (body.password.length < 8) {
 		return 'Password too short';
 	}
@@ -90,6 +101,25 @@ const validateDetails = async (body) => {
 	return null;
 };
 
+const checkThrottle = async (email) => {
+	//check email delay
+	const prev = await pendingSignups.findOne({
+		where: {
+			email: email,
+		}
+	});
+
+	const DateOffset = ( offset ) => { //Thanks, SO!
+		return new Date( +new Date + offset );
+	}
+
+	if (!!prev && prev.updatedAt > DateOffset( -5000 )) {
+		return "An unknown error occurred";
+	}
+
+	return null;
+}
+
 const registerPendingSignup = async (body, hash, token) => {
 	const record = await pendingSignups.upsert({
 		email: body.email,

server/auth/token.js

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ const tokenRefresh = require('../utilities/token-refresh');
 
 //auth/token
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
-	const refreshToken = req.body.token;
+	return tokenRefresh(req.cookies.refreshToken || '', (err, accessToken, refreshToken) => {
-
-	return tokenRefresh(refreshToken, (err, token) => {
 		if (err) {
 			return res.status(err).end();
 		}
 
-		return res.status(200).send(token);
+		//set the cookie
+		res.cookie('refreshToken', refreshToken, { path: '/', httpOnly: true, secure: true, sameSite: 'none', maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 1000 }); //30 days
+
+		return res.status(200).send({ accessToken });
 	});
 };

server/auth/validation.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { pendingSignups, accounts } = require('../database/models');
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 
 //auth/validation
 const route = async (req, res) => {
@@ -38,14 +39,42 @@ const route = async (req, res) => {
 	res.status(200).send('Validation succeeded!');
 
 	//post-validation hook
-	if (process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION) {
+	if (process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY) {
-		const probe = await fetch(`https://${process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION}?accountIndex=${account.index}`);
+		try {
+			hooks = JSON.parse(process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY);
 
-		if (!probe.ok) {
+			if (!Array.isArray(hooks)) {
-			console.error('Could not probe the post validation hook');
+				throw 'isArray() check failed';
+			}
+
+			//authenticate the hooks
+			const bearer = jwt.sign({ type: 'hook authentication' }, process.env.SECRET_ACCESS, { expiresIn: '5m', issuer: 'auth' });
+
+			//promise for each given hook
+			const promises = hooks.map(async hook => {
+				if (typeof hook != 'string') {
+					throw 'hook is not a string';
+				}
+
+				const probe = await fetch(`${hook}?accountIndex=${account.index}`, {
+					method: 'GET',
+					headers: {
+						'Authorization': `Bearer ${bearer}`
+					}
+				});
+
+				if (!probe.ok) {
+					throw `Could not probe the post validation hook: ${hook} with accountIndex = ${account.index}`;
+				}
+
+				//discard the result
+			});
+
+			await Promise.all(promises);
+		}
+		catch(e) {
+			console.error('HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY is not a valid array of strings in JSON format: ' + e);
 		}
-
-		//discard the result
 	}
 };
 

server/server.js

@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@ const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 const server = require('http').Server(app);
 const cors = require('cors');
+const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 
 //config
 app.use(express.json());
-app.use(cors());
+
+app.use(cors({
+	credentials: true,
+	origin: [`${process.env.WEB_ORIGIN}`],
+	allowedHeaders: ['Origin', 'X-Requested-With', 'Content-Type', 'Accept', 'Authorization', 'Set-Cookie'],
+	exposedHeaders: ['Origin', 'X-Requested-With', 'Content-Type', 'Accept', 'Authorization', 'Set-Cookie'],
+}));
+
+app.use(cookieParser());
 
 //database connection
 const database = require('./database');

server/utilities/token-auth.js

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 //middleware to authenticate the JWT token
 module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
 	const authHeader = req.headers['authorization'];
-	const token = authHeader?.split (' ')[1]; //'Bearer token'
+	const accessToken = authHeader?.split(' ')[1]; //'Bearer token'
 
-	if (!token) {
+	if (!accessToken) {
-		return res.status(401).send('No token found');
+		return res.status(401).send('No access token found');
 	}
 
-	return jwt.verify(token, process.env.SECRET_ACCESS, (err, user) => {
+	return jwt.verify(accessToken, process.env.SECRET_ACCESS, (err, user) => {
 		if (err) {
 			return res.status(403).send(err);
 		}

server/utilities/token-destroy.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const { tokens } = require('../database/models');
 
-module.exports = (token) => {
+module.exports = (refreshToken) => {
 	tokens.destroy({
 		where: {
-			token: token || ''
+			token: refreshToken || ''
 		}
 	});
 }

server/utilities/token-refresh.js

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { tokens } = require('../database/models');
 
-const generate = require('./token-generate');
+const generate = require('./token-generate-refresh');
 const destroy = require('./token-destroy');
 
-module.exports = async (token, callback) => {
+module.exports = async (oldRefreshToken, callback) => {
-	if (!token) {
+	if (!oldRefreshToken) {
 		return callback(401);
 	}
 
 	const tokenRecord = await tokens.findOne({
 		where: {
-			token: token || ''
+			token: oldRefreshToken || ''
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ module.exports = async (token, callback) => {
 		return callback(403);
 	}
 
-	jwt.verify(token, process.env.SECRET_REFRESH, (err, user) => {
+	jwt.verify(oldRefreshToken, process.env.SECRET_REFRESH, (err, user) => {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(403);
 		}
 
-		const result = generate(user.index, user.email, user.username, user.type, user.admin, user.mod);
+		const { accessToken, refreshToken } = generate(user.index, user.email, user.username, user.type, user.admin, user.mod);
 
-		destroy(token);
+		destroy(oldRefreshToken);
 
-		return callback(null, result);
+		return callback(null, accessToken, refreshToken);
 	});
 };

test/auth/login.test.js

@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-describe('POST /auth/login', () => {
-	beforeEach(() => {
-		jest.resetModules();
-
-		//fix util with jest (used by bcrypt's compare)
-		jest.doMock('util', () => ({
-			promisify: f => async () => f()
-		}));
-
-		//mock out bcrypt
-		jest.doMock('bcryptjs', () => ({
-			genSalt: async amount => {
-				expect(amount).toBe(11);
-				return 'salt';
-			},
-			hash: async (password, salt) => {
-				expect(password).toBe('password');
-				return 'hashed-password';
-			},
-			compare: (lhs, rhs) => {
-				return lhs === rhs;
-			}
-		}));
-
-		//mock out jsonwebtoken
-		jest.doMock('jsonwebtoken', () => ({
-			sign: (content, secretAccess, opts) => {
-				return JSON.stringify(content);
-			},
-
-			verify: (token, secretAccess, callback) => {
-				return callback(null, JSON.parse(token));
-			},
-		}));
-
-		//mock out the sequelize library
-		jest.doMock('sequelize', () => {
-			return {
-				Op: {
-					//
-				}
-			}
-		});
-
-		//mock out the database object
-		jest.doMock('../../server/database', () => {
-			const mSequelize = {
-				authenticate: jest.fn(),
-				define: jest.fn(),
-			};
-
-			const actualSequelize = jest.requireActual('sequelize');
-			return { Sequelize: jest.fn(() => mSequelize), DataTypes: actualSequelize.DataTypes };			
-		});
-
-		//mock out the database models
-		jest.doMock('../../server/database/models', () => ({
-			accounts: {
-				findOne: async (config) => { //can't find any (signup state)
-					expect(config?.where?.email).toBe('email@example.com');
-					return {
-						index: 0,
-						email: config?.where?.email,
-						username: 'username',
-						type: 'alpha',
-						admin: false,
-						mod: false,
-					};
-				},
-
-				update: async (values, config) => {
-					//Do nothing
-				}
-			},
-
-			tokens: {
-				create: async (record) => {
-					//Do nothing
-				}
-			}
-		}));
-	});
-
-	test('Basic valid login attempt', async () => {
-		//arguments
-		const req = {
-			body: {
-				email: 'email@example.com',
-				password: 'password',
-			}
-		};
-
-		const res = {
-			status: code => {
-				expect(code).toBe(200);
-				return {
-					json: tokens => {
-						//decode and analyze the JWT payload
-						const accessToken = JSON.parse(tokens.accessToken);
-
-						expect(accessToken.email).toBe('email@example.com');
-						expect(accessToken.username).toBe('username');
-					},
-					send: msg => { throw msg; },
-					end: () => null
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		//test
-		const route = require('../../server/auth/login');
-
-		const result = await route(req, res);
-
-		expect(result).toBe(null);
-	});
-});

test/auth/signup.test.js

@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-describe('POST /auth/signup', () => {
-	beforeEach(() => {
-		jest.resetModules();
-
-		//mock out bcrypt
-		jest.doMock('bcryptjs', () => ({
-			genSalt: async amount => {
-				expect(amount).toBe(11);
-				return 'salt';
-			},
-			hash: async (password, salt) => {
-				expect(password).toBe('password');
-				return 'hashed-password';
-			}
-		}));
-
-		//mock out nodemailer
-		jest.doMock('nodemailer', () => ({
-			createTransport: jest.fn(config => {
-				//TODO: test config?
-				return { //return a fake transport object
-					sendMail: async email => {
-						expect(email.to).toBe('email@example.com');
-						return { //return a fake info object
-							accepted: [ email.to ]
-						}
-					}
-				};
-			}),
-		}));
-
-		//mock out the sequelize library
-		jest.doMock('sequelize', () => {
-			return {
-				Op: {
-					//
-				}
-			}
-		});
-
-		//mock out the database object
-		jest.doMock('../../server/database', () => {
-			const mSequelize = {
-				authenticate: jest.fn(),
-				define: jest.fn(),
-			};
-
-			const actualSequelize = jest.requireActual('sequelize');
-			return { Sequelize: jest.fn(() => mSequelize), DataTypes: actualSequelize.DataTypes };			
-		});
-
-		//mock out the database models
-		jest.doMock('../../server/database/models', () => ({
-			accounts: {
-				findOne: () => null //can't find any (signup state)
-			},
-
-			pendingSignups: {
-				upsert: jest.fn(async record => {
-					expect(record.email).toBe('email@example.com');
-					expect(record.username).toBe('username');
-					expect(record.hash).toBe('hashed-password');
-					expect(record.contact).toBe(true);
-					//token is a random UUID
-				})
-			}
-		}));
-	});
-
-	test('Basic valid signup attempt', async () => {
-		//arguments
-		const req = {
-			body: {
-				email: 'email@example.com',
-				username: 'username',
-				password: 'password',
-				contact: true
-			}
-		};
-
-		const res = {
-			status: code => {
-				expect(code).toBe(200);
-				return {
-					send: msg => expect(msg).toBe('Validation email sent!'),
-					end: () => null
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		//test
-		const route = require('../../server/auth/signup');
-
-		const result = await route(req, res);
-
-		expect(result).toBe(null);
-	});
-});

tools/react/README.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default Component;
 The most useful features provided by TokenProvider are:
 
 * `tokenFetch()`, which wraps the `fetch()` API to ensure that your access token is valid
-* `tokenCallback()`, which passes the authTokens as a parameter to any function passed into it
+* `tokenCallback()`, which passes the accessToken as a parameter to any function passed into it
 * `getPayload()`, which returns the payload of the accessToken (including as "email", "username", "admin", and "mod")
 * `accessToken`, this will be falsy if the user is not logged in
 

tools/react/token-provider.jsx

@@ -8,19 +8,27 @@ export const TokenContext = createContext();
 const TokenProvider = props => {
 	//state to be used
 	const [accessToken, setAccessToken] = useState('');
-	const [refreshToken, setRefreshToken] = useState('');
 
-	//make the access and refresh tokens persist between reloads
+	//force a logout under certain conditions
+	const forceLogout = () => {
+		localStorage.removeItem("accessToken");
+		setAccessToken("");
+	};
+
+	//make the access token persist between reloads
 	useEffect(() => {
 		setAccessToken(localStorage.getItem("accessToken") || '');
-		setRefreshToken(localStorage.getItem("refreshToken") || '');
 	}, []);
 
 	//update the stored copies
 	useEffect(() => {
 		localStorage.setItem("accessToken", accessToken);
-		localStorage.setItem("refreshToken", refreshToken);
+	}, [accessToken]);
-	}, [accessToken, refreshToken]);
+
+	//force a logout if refresh token is too old
+	if (accessToken && (new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 1000).getTime() > decode(accessToken).exp * 1000)) {
+		forceLogout();
+	}
 
 	//wrap the default fetch function
 	const tokenFetch = async (url, options) => {
@@ -36,30 +44,23 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 				return fetch(url, {
 					method: 'DELETE',
 					headers: {
-						'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-						'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
 						'Authorization': `Bearer ${bearer}`
 					},
-					body: JSON.stringify({
+					credentials: 'include'
-						token: refreshToken
-					})
 				});
 			}
 
-			//ping the auth server for a new token
+			//ping the auth server for a new access token
 			const response = await fetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/auth/token`, {
 				method: 'POST',
-				headers: {
+				credentials: 'include'
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-					'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'
-				},
-				body: JSON.stringify({
-					token: refreshToken
-				})
 			});
 
 			//any errors, throw them
 			if (!response.ok) {
+				if (response.status == 403) {
+					forceLogout();
+				}
 				throw `${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`;
 			}
 
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 			const newAuth = await response.json();
 
 			setAccessToken(newAuth.accessToken);
-			setRefreshToken(newAuth.refreshToken);
 			bearer = newAuth.accessToken;
 		}
 
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 			headers: {
 				...(options || { headers: {} }).headers,
 				'Authorization': `Bearer ${bearer}`
-			}
+			},
+			credentials: 'include'
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -90,17 +91,14 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 			//ping the auth server for a new token
 			const response = await fetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/auth/token`, {
 				method: 'POST',
-				headers: {
+				credentials: 'include'
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-					'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'
-				},
-				body: JSON.stringify({
-					token: refreshToken
-				})
 			});
 
 			//any errors, throw them
 			if (!response.ok) {
+				if (response.status == 403) {
+					forceLogout();
+				}
 				throw `${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`;
 			}
 
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 			const newAuth = await response.json();
 
 			setAccessToken(newAuth.accessToken);
-			setRefreshToken(newAuth.refreshToken);
 
 			//finally
 			return cb(newAuth.accessToken);
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<TokenContext.Provider value={{ accessToken, refreshToken, setAccessToken, setRefreshToken, tokenFetch, tokenCallback, getPayload: () => decode(accessToken) }}>
+		<TokenContext.Provider value={{ accessToken, setAccessToken, tokenFetch, tokenCallback, getPayload: () => decode(accessToken) }}>
 			{props.children}
 		</TokenContext.Provider>
 	)