18.bot-authentication

This sample shows how to use authentication in your bot using OAuth. This bot example uses restify and dotenv.

To try this sample

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-samples.git

• In a console, navigate to samples/javascript_nodejs/18.bot-authentication

  cd samples/javascript_nodejs/18.bot-authentication

• Install modules and start the bot

  npm i && npm start

  Alternatively you can also use nodemon via

  npm i && npm run watch

Testing the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator is a desktop application that allows bot developers to test and debug their bots on localhost or running remotely through a tunnel.

Install the Bot Framework Emulator from here

Connect to bot using Bot Framework Emulator V4

• Launch Bot Framework Emulator
• File -> Open Bot Configuration and navigate to samples/javascript_nodejs/18.bot-authentication folder
• Select bot-authentication.bot file

Authentication

This sample uses bot authentication capabilities in Azure Bot Service, providing features to make it easier to develop a bot that authenticates users to various identity providers such as Azure AD (Azure Active Directory), GitHub, Uber, etc. These updates also take steps towards an improved user experience by eliminating the magic code verification for some clients.

Deploy this bot to Azure

You can use the MSBot Bot Builder CLI tool to clone and configure any services this sample depends on.

To install all Bot Builder tools -

Ensure you have Node.js version 8.12.0 or higher

npm i -g msbot chatdown ludown qnamaker luis-apis botdispatch luisgen

To clone this bot, run

msbot clone services -f deploymentScripts/msbotClone -n <BOT-NAME> -l <Azure-location> --subscriptionId <Azure-subscription-id> --appId <YOUR APP ID> --appSecret <YOUR APP SECRET PASSWORD>

NOTE: You can obtain your appId and appSecret at the Microsoft's Application Registration Portal

Further reading

• Azure Bot Service
• Bot State
• Bot Authentication