[APISIX-13] Apache APISIX: enhanced authentication for Dashboard

• Type: Task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Labels: APISIX gsoc2021 mentor
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Junxu Chen
• Created: 18/Nov/20 14:34
• Updated: 20/Mar/21 08:52

Description

Apache APISIX

Apache APISIX is a dynamic, real-time, high-performance API gateway, based on the Nginx library and etcd.

APISIX provides rich traffic management features such as load balancing, dynamic upstream, canary release, circuit breaking, authentication, observability, and more.

You can use Apache APISIX to handle traditional north-south traffic, as well as east-west traffic between services. It can also be used as a k8s ingress controller.

Background

At present, Apache APISIX Dashboard only supports simple username and password login, we need a universal authentication mechanism that can connect to user's existing identity provider.

Task

In the Apache APISIX dashboard (https://github.com/apache/apisix-dashboard) project
1. Implement a universal login class
2. Support OAuth2 connection

Relevant Skills
1. Golang
2. TypeScript
3. Be familiar with ETCD

Mentor
Junxu Chen, PMC of Apache APISIX, [e-mail]