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Enhancing Password Security and Recovery with Next.js 14 and NextAuth.js

Having explored how to implement an authentication system in Next.js 14 with NextAuth.js(Auth.js) in the first part of this blog, it is crucial to take the next step to ensure the validity of user information: email validation. This process is not only an additional step in the security of our application, but an essential component to ensure that interactions between the user and the platform are legitimate and secure. In this second part, we will focus on integrating email validation by sending emails, using Resend for sending emails, and React Email to create attractive and functional email templates. Initial Configuration Make sure your project already has the authentication system described in the first part of the blog implemented. This includes having Next.js 14 and NextAuth configured correctly. https://hackernoon.com/how-to-implement-authentication-in-nextjs-14-with-nextauthjs-shadcnui-react-hook-form-and-zod?embedable=true Resend and Ract Email Integration in Next.js Setting Up Install the dependencies needed in the project. This time we’ll use you can use the package manager of your choice. pnpm pnpm add resend react-email @react-email/components : to send emails. Resend : to create beautiful emails using React and TypeScript. React Email 2. Create the following structure for the project: ...
├── emails/
│   └── verification-template.tsx
...
├── src/
│   ├── actions/
│   │   ├── email-actions.tsx
│   │   └── auth-actions.tsx
│   ├── app/
│   │   ...
│   │   ├── (primary)/
│   │   │   ├── auth/
│   │   │   │   └── verify-email/
│   │   │   │       └── page.tsx
│   │   │   ├── layout.tsx
│   │   │   └── page.tsx
│   │   │   ...   
│   ├── components/
│   │   └── auth/
│   │       ├── signin-form.tsx
│   │       ├── signup-form.tsx
│   │       ...
│   ...
│   ├── utils.ts
│   ...
...
├── .env
... Creating Email Templates With React Email React Email allows you to create email templates using JSX, which facilitates the creation of attractive and consistent emails with your brand. Let’s create a basic email template as a React component. In this case, we will create the template that will be sent for the user to confirm their email. : emails/verification-template.tsx // Import React and necessary components from @react-email/components
import * as React from 'react';
import { Body, Button, Container, Head, Hr, Html, Img, Preview, Section, Text } from '@react-email/components';

import { getBaseUrl } from '@/utils';

// Obtain the base URL using the imported function
const baseUrl = getBaseUrl();

// Define the properties expected by the VerificationTemplate component
interface VerificationTemplateProps {
    username: string;
    emailVerificationToken: string;
}

// Define the VerificationTemplate component that takes the defined properties
export const VerificationTemplate = ({ username, emailVerificationToken }: VerificationTemplateProps) => (
    <Html>
        <Head />
        <Preview>Preview text that appears in the email client before opening the email.</Preview>
        <Body style={main}>
            <Container style={container}>
                <Img
                    src='my-logo.png'
                    alt='My SaaS'
                    style={logo}
                />
                <Text style={title}>Hi {username}!</Text>
                <Text style={title}>Welcome to Starter Kit for building a SaaS</Text>
                <Text style={paragraph}>Please verify your email, with the link below:</Text>
                <Section style={btnContainer}>
                    {/* Button that takes the user to the verification link */}
                    <Button
                        style={button}
                        href={`${baseUrl}/auth/verify-email?token=${emailVerificationToken}`}
                    >
                        Click here to verify
                    </Button>
                </Section>
                <Hr style={hr} />
                <Text style={footer}>Something in the footer.</Text>
            </Container>
        </Body>
    </Html>
);

// Styles applied to different parts of the email for customization
const main = {
    backgroundColor: '#020817',
    color: '#ffffff',
    fontFamily: '-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif',
};

const container = {
    margin: '0 auto',
    padding: '20px 0 48px',
};

... This component creates an HTML email template that includes styles and dynamic content. Properties are defined to receive y . These properties are used to customize the email for the user and generate the verification link. username emailVerificationToken To validate and test the template React Email provides a command to locally run a server that will expose the templates we have created inside the emails folder. We create the script in the to run the server. package.json {
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "email dev"
  }
} 2. We execute the script and this will run the server on ; we will see a screen like the following with all the templates created. localhost In our case, we have only one template. As you can see below, we have a preview of the email that will be sent to the user. Sending Emails With Resend Create a . Resend account Create a new . API KEY Add the to file. API KEY .env ...
# resend
RESEND_API_KEY="re_jYiFaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" 4. To create the functionality of sending emails, we could create endpoints inside the folder and make requests, however, on this occasion we will do it by taking advantage of the server actions potential. api/ http : actions/email-actions.ts 'use server'

import React from 'react'
import { Resend } from 'resend'

// Creates an instance of Resend using the API KEY
const resend = new Resend(process.env.RESEND_API_KEY)

// Defines the data structure for an email.
interface Email {
    to: string[] // An array of email addresses to which to send the email.
    subject: string // The subject of the email.
    react: React.ReactElement // The body of the email as a React element.
}

export const sendEmail = async (payload: Email) => {
    const { error } = await resend.emails.send({
        from: 'My SaaS <onboarding@resend.dev>', // Defines the sender's address.
        ...payload, // Expands the contents of 'payload' to include 'to', 'subject', and 'react'.
    })

    if (error) {
        console.error('Error sending email', error)
        return null
    }

    console.log('Email sent successfully')
    return true
} Note: To test in free development, you have to use as the sender the email “onboarding@resend.dev”, otherwise, you would have to add a custom domain. 5. Send the email when registering a new user. : actions/auth-actions.ts ...

import { sendEmail } from './email-actions'

import VerificationTemplate from '../../emails/verification-template'

// Import a utility function to generate a secure token.
import { generateSecureToken } from '@/utils'

export async function registerUser(user: Partial<User>) {
 try {
  // Creates a new user in the database with the provided data.
  // Passwords are hashed using bcrypt for security.
  const createdUser = await prisma.user.create({
   data: {
    ...user,
    password: await bcrypt.hash(user.password as string, 10),
   } as User,
  })

  // Generates a secure token to be used for email verification.
  const emailVerificationToken = generateSecureToken()

  // Updates the newly created user with the email verification token.
  await prisma.user.update({
   where: {
    id: createdUser.id,
   },
   data: {
    emailVerificationToken,
   },
  })

  // Sends a verification email to the new user using the sendEmail function.
  await sendEmail({
   to: ['your Resend registered email', createdUser.email],
   subject: 'Verify your email address',
   react: React.createElement(VerificationTemplate, { username: createdUser.username, emailVerificationToken }),
  })

  return createdUser
 } catch (error) {
  console.log(error)
  if (error instanceof Prisma.PrismaClientKnownRequestError) {
   if (error.code === 'P2002') {
    // Returns a custom error message if the email already exists in the database.
    return { error: 'Email already exists.' }
   }
  }

  return { error: 'An unexpected error occurred.' }
 }
} Once the user is created and the verification token is generated, the function sends an email to the new user. This email is constructed using the React component, personalized with the user's name and verification token. This step is crucial for verifying the user's email address as valid and controlled by the user. VerificationTemplate Page to Validate the Token Once the email is sent to the user, this will have a link that will take him back to the site. To validate the email, for this, we need to create the page. : (primary)/auth/verify-email/page.tsx /* 
  All imports
*/

// Defines the prop types for the VerifyEmailPage component.
interface VerifyEmailPageProps {
 searchParams: { [key: string]: string | string[] | undefined }
}

export default async function VerifyEmailPage({ searchParams }: VerifyEmailPageProps) {
 let message = 'Verifying email...'
 let verified = false 
 if (searchParams.token) { // Checks if a verification token is provided in the URL.
  // Attempts to find a user in the database with the provided email verification token.
  const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
   where: {
    emailVerificationToken: searchParams.token as string,
   },
  })

  // Conditionally updates the message and verified status based on the user lookup.
  if (!user) {
   message = 'User not found. Check your email for the verification link.'
  } else {
   // If the user is found, updates the user record to mark the email as verified.
   await prisma.user.update({
    where: {
     emailVerificationToken: searchParams.token as string,
    },
    data: {
     emailVerified: true,
     emailVerificationToken: null, // Clears the verification token.
    },
   })

   message = `Email verified! ${user.email}`
   verified = true // Sets the verified status to true.
  }
 } else {
  // Updates the message if no verification token is found.
  message = 'No email verification token found. Check your email.'
 }

 return (
  <div className='grid place-content-center py-40'>
   <Card className='max-w-sm text-center'>
    <CardHeader>
     <CardTitle>Email Verification</CardTitle>
    </CardHeader>
    <CardContent>
     <div className='w-full grid place-content-center py-4'>
      {verified ? <EmailCheckIcon size={56} /> : <EmailWarningIcon size={56} />}
     </div>
     <p className='text-lg text-muted-foreground' style={{ textWrap: 'balance' }}>
      {message}
     </p>
    </CardContent>
    <CardFooter>
     {verified && (
      // Displays a sign-in link if the email is successfully verified.
      <Link href={'/auth/signin'} className='bg-primary text-white text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 h-10 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg w-full text-center'>
       Sign in
      </Link>
     )}
    </CardFooter>
   </Card>
  </div>
 )
} After successfully validating the user’s email, we will see the following message. Now, we will implement a last validation for when the user wants to log in and has not yet verified his email. : components/auth/sigin-form.tsx ...

 async function onSubmit(values: InputType) {
  try {
   setIsLoading(true)

   const response = await signIn('credentials', {
    redirect: false,
    email: values.email,
    password: values.password,
   })
   if (!response?.ok) {
// if the email is not verified we will show a message to the user.
    if (response?.error === 'EmailNotVerified') {
     toast({
      title: 'Please, verify your email first.',
      variant: 'warning',
     })

     return
    }

    toast({
     title: 'Something went wrong!',
     description: response?.error,
     variant: 'destructive',
    })
    return
   }

   toast({
    title: 'Welcome back! ',
    description: 'Redirecting you to your dashboard!',
   })

   router.push(callbackUrl ? callbackUrl : '/')
  } catch (error) {
   console.log({ error })
   toast({
    title: 'Something went wrong!',
    description: "We couldn't create your account. Please try again later!",
    variant: 'destructive',
   })
  } finally {
   setIsLoading(false)
  }
 }

... That’s it! 🎉 The user will be able to validate his email and finish his registration in our application. 🧑‍💻 Repo here Conclusion We already know how to create and send emails using React Email and Resend. This process allows you to leverage your knowledge of React to design emails efficiently while maintaining a familiar and productive workflow. You can experiment with different components and properties to create emails that perfectly fit the needs of your projects. Want to connect with the Author? Love connecting with friends all around the world on . 𝕏 Also published here

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Talk about an easy way for brands and creators to make NFTs….. : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships,  or networking, the author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story.  HackerNoon has reviewed the story for quality, but the claims hereon belong to the author. #DYOR brand-as-author program What is Niftables? Brands and individuals, from start-ups to media conglomerates, can use Niftables to achieve their NFT dreams and business goals. Niftables is a white-label NFT marketplace solution provider which allows brands and creators to deploy robust marketplace for NFTs that drive engagement. 3D Galleries are part of the technology suite provided by Niftables allowing brands and creators to provide 3D experiences to users who purchase the NFTs on the NFT marketplace. Such a 3D experience takes the users from a 2D experience to a 3D experience that is immersive in nature. The company has helped launch over a hundred white-label platforms used by over 800 artists and companies on the marketplace. Why You Should Care About Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Compatible 3D NFTs Galleries – Power of Immersive Experience Virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR), also referred to as immersive technology, have been used with this new generation of digital art in a variety of ways over the past several years. Gabriele Romagnoli, an expert in digital art, finds it very difficult to with NFT artists, collectors, or creators about their artistic process, artwork, and how they communicate it to the outside world because of the rapid rate at which both domains are growing. dialogue In light of their shared digital nature, according to Gabriele, it’s no surprise that the worlds of immersive technologies and NFTs have collided, resulting in astounding results and a flourishing of experiments from both technically minded and non-technically minded creators alike. Viewers or bystanders may become a part of the user’s experience via immersive technology. Virtual reality is a robust tool that VR developers can use to showcase their talents in new ways. Artists are using immersive technology in many ways in the contemporary NFT environment, and it may be difficult to discern which possibilities exist and where they might be most valuable. 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Niftables is Changing NFTs Experience with AR and VR Features That Make Metaverse Feel Real 

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Art (R)evolution: NFTastic art

By Neil Turkewitz A group of academics and advocates, including organizations such as EFF, Public Knowledge and R Street, have just published an open to the chief trade negotiators for the US, Canada and Mexico reiterating the importance that they attach to the inclusion of limitations on the liability of internet services in an updated NAFTA. The letter begins: “ ” NAFTA was negotiated in 1994. The authors of the letter are correct in observing that the “Internet” (which was then capitalized and continues to be so for some — particularly those that think of it as a place rather than as a tool for communication between sentient beings) was obscure and just emerging. Not yet the vehicle for a new generation of billionaires and the production of unicorns. But I am getting ahead of myself. letter When NAFTA was negotiated, the Internet was an obscure electronic network. Since then, the Internet has become a significant — and essential — part of our society and our economy. So exactly what does this group of academics and advocates want to do in a new NAFTA to take account of the changes in our world since 1994? Here’s the truly fantastic part. They urge inclusion of the limitations on platform liability contained in the Communications Decency Act of 1996! Yes, you are reading that correctly. 1996. While they don’t explicitly mention it in their letter, by implication they are also proposing inclusion of the internet platform safe harbors contained in the DMCA, enacted when we were much wiser in 1998. You know, when the internet was fully mature and we could clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of various ways of addressing internet governance. Something that adequately responded to the challenges of invasions of privacy, of fake news and intellectual property theft, of cyber-bullying, of interference in free and open elections. Oh wait, the rules being proposed here are the very ones that ushered in, or at a minimum facilitated, these various problems, not ones that respond to them. The groups and individuals endorsing the open letter want to preserve the status quo, not change it. Because everything is working so well. Returning to the land of the living, it is abundantly clear that the US Congress and governments around the world, including Canada and Mexico, will be re-examining their legal frameworks to create greater accountability throughout the internet ecosystem. Changes that respond to developments of the past twenty years, and in particular to the vulnerabilities of present internet governance exposed by recent events. Changes that reflect experiences rather than ones rooted in quasi-religious fundamentalism. Changes that will hopefully meaningfully address misconduct and breathe life into the potential of the internet to drive prosperity and cultural diversity. To enhance an understanding of our connectedness rather than fueling fear and divisiveness. It is increasingly clear that absolving internet platforms from responsibility for the manner in which they conduct their businesses is not a well-considered way of effecting these changes. If we reward lack of accountability, we surely invite an unaccountable universe. The path ahead is complicated and nuanced as we seek to balance a series of important public policies. Fostering freedom of expression in ways that reflect the realities of our new online marketplaces for ideas will require original thinking. Fully realizing the potential of the internet to drive economic development and cultural diversity will require new business and legal paradigms. But one thing is abundantly clear — we must not cling to the status quo. We can and must do better. And no country should be fooled by the rhetoric of this letter. Canada and Mexico should not adopt the framework chosen by the US at the birth of the commercial internet. Nor should the US seek to so bind our trading partners. While the timing is unknown, there is little doubt but that the US Congress will amend the provisions of the CDA and DMCA. SESTA is on the near horizon. Other changes will follow. The one constant will be a rethinking of the once quaint, but now terrifying, notion that internet services need to be free from any responsibility for their conduct in order to have breathing room to innovate. We should certainly encourage innovation by guarding against the imposition of liability for platforms/services that operate in a reasonable manner, but we have already seen the consequences of rewarding conduct regardless of whether it is reasonable, and it is not a good model of governance. We must not make impossible demands of internet services by making them responsible for everything that takes place through their networks and systems. But we must demand accountability for how they respond to acts which take place via proprietary systems, and most importantly, for how they conduct themselves. Seems preferable to not be blind when doing so. The status quo rewards blindness. I would rather have engineers and architects work with their eyes open. Blanket immunities enrich irresponsible actors and undermine the public interest. And they ignore the fact that platforms are not neutral: they define the possible and monetize the probable. In short, they shape the future. NOTE: For those interested in further background, please note that CCIA and the Internet Association have been on this beat for some time, and have been powerfully rebuffed by members of and by . The joint letter from members of Congress contains the following warning about the consequences of including Section 230 in NAFTA: Congress Consumer Watchdog ” “Including Section 230 in NAFTA in its current form would export a destructive legal battle that will harm sex trafficking victims advertised in Mexico and Canada. Given that Mexico may be the largest source country for sex trafficking victims in the United States, and that Mexico is ranked as a Tier 2 country on the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons report, we urge you to ensure that any digital trade language in NAFTA does not immunize any company from profiting from the commercialization of sex trafficking, at home or abroad. The United States is a leader in the fight against modem-day slavery, and it would be devastating to set such a harmful example by including Section 230 in NAFTA in its present form .

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HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Matt Polak: Privacy as a Managed Service for the Enterprise. Why is now the time for your company to exist? The number one cause of compromise for organizations is the exposed personally identifiable information of executives and employees that fuels social engineering attacks: 92% of all cyberattacks are crafted from users' public data (source: Jen Easterly, Director of CISA, Engineering Capital Keynote). Recognizing that our own digital exhausts are being used against us and that humans are vulnerable to exploitation, I realized that the solution to the social engineering problem – the way to protect people and enterprises from those who would use exposed personal information against them– is to think like a hacker, to focus on harnessing the power of information for good, and to provide an automated capability to reduce the digital exhaust of the people in an organization. Our company was built to achieve this. What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? Our team cares deeply about solving this problem and has built a market-leading technology platform to protect enterprises and their employees from nefarious actors. This passion and commitment to a good cause is what I love the most about our team, and their talent and passion translate into a high-performing business. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I would be spending more time with my family, but having built a remote-first company culture helps with work-life balance. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? Businesses invest millions of dollars in building an arsenal of reactive security controls and continuously patching technical vulnerabilities. Yet, threat actors keep defeating these technical controls by leveraging exposed personally identifiable information (PII) available online to target employees and executives with social engineering attacks. Picnic has built a solution that enables a shift toward proactive (vs. reactive) security with zero effort. We do it by offering an automated solution delivered as a managed service that continuously protects organizations from attacks that target people by reducing their personal and work-related digital exposure. For security teams, this privacy-forward solution covers a big visibility and control gap. At the same time, it enables executives and employees to reclaim their privacy and reduce personal and professional exposure to cybercriminals, which has direct implications for corporate productivity, safety, and security. It's a win-win model in which both the organization and individuals benefit. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? We're scaling at a rate of 100% YoY to address the growing demand for our solution. Our customers love our board presentations that demonstrate how their organization is proactively protecting its employee base and the enterprise from cyber attacks before those attacks ever happen. Watching how this new area of insight reshapes the relationship between security and leadership teams is powerful and validates Picnic’s approach. Where do you think your growth will be next year? We are a well-capitalized series A start-up, and we’ll keep investing in R&D and attracting the right talent to take our solution to market as we accelerate our growth. I expect we will continue to grow rapidly across critical infrastructure sectors as we look to keep up with customer demand. HackerNoon : What is your company in 2–5 words? HackerNoon Matt Polak : Privacy as a Managed Service for the Enterprise. Matt Polak Matt Polak Why is now the time for your company to exist? The number one cause of compromise for organizations is the exposed personally identifiable information of executives and employees that fuels social engineering attacks: 92% of all cyberattacks are crafted from users' public data (source: Jen Easterly, Director of CISA, Engineering Capital Keynote). Recognizing that our own digital exhausts are being used against us and that humans are vulnerable to exploitation, I realized that the solution to the social engineering problem – the way to protect people and enterprises from those who would use exposed personal information against them– is to think like a hacker, to focus on harnessing the power of information for good, and to provide an automated capability to reduce the digital exhaust of the people in an organization. Our company was built to achieve this. What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? Our team cares deeply about solving this problem and has built a market-leading technology platform to protect enterprises and their employees from nefarious actors. This passion and commitment to a good cause is what I love the most about our team, and their talent and passion translate into a high-performing business. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I would be spending more time with my family, but having built a remote-first company culture helps with work-life balance. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? Businesses invest millions of dollars in building an arsenal of reactive security controls and continuously patching technical vulnerabilities. Yet, threat actors keep defeating these technical controls by leveraging exposed personally identifiable information (PII) available online to target employees and executives with social engineering attacks. Picnic has built a solution that enables a shift toward proactive (vs. reactive) security with zero effort. We do it by offering an automated solution delivered as a managed service that continuously protects organizations from attacks that target people by reducing their personal and work-related digital exposure. Picnic For security teams, this privacy-forward solution covers a big visibility and control gap. At the same time, it enables executives and employees to reclaim their privacy and reduce personal and professional exposure to cybercriminals, which has direct implications for corporate productivity, safety, and security. It's a win-win model in which both the organization and individuals benefit. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? We're scaling at a rate of 100% YoY to address the growing demand for our solution. Our customers love our board presentations that demonstrate how their organization is proactively protecting its employee base and the enterprise from cyber attacks before those attacks ever happen. Watching how this new area of insight reshapes the relationship between security and leadership teams is powerful and validates Picnic’s approach. Where do you think your growth will be next year? We are a well-capitalized series A start-up, and we’ll keep investing in R&D and attracting the right talent to take our solution to market as we accelerate our growth. I expect we will continue to grow rapidly across critical infrastructure sectors as we look to keep up with customer demand.

"This Passion & Commitment to a Good Cause is What I Love the Most About our Team" says Picnic's CEO

"Hierdie passie en toewyding tot 'n goeie doel is waarvoor ek die meeste van ons span hou," sê Picnic se uitvoerende hoof

"Гэты запал і прыхільнасць добрай справе - гэта тое, што мне больш за ўсё падабаецца ў нашай камандзе", - кажа генеральны дырэктар Picnic

"Aquesta passió i compromís amb una bona causa és el que més m'agrada del nostre equip", diu el CEO de Picnic

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„Ezt a szenvedélyt és a jó ügy iránti elkötelezettséget szeretem a legjobban csapatunkban” – mondta a Picnic vezérigazgatója

「この情熱と善意への献身こそが、私たちのチームの最も素晴らしいところです」とピクニックのCEOは語る。

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