ic_auth_types

IC-Auth is a web authentication system based on the Internet Computer.

ic_auth_types is a Rust types library used for integrating with IC-Auth. It provides essential data structures and utilities for working with Internet Computer authentication.

Features

• Efficient Byte Handling: Includes ByteBufB64 and ByteArrayB64 types for efficient serialization and deserialization of binary data with automatic Base64URL encoding for human-readable formats.
• Unique Identifiers: Provides Xid type, a compact and lexicographically sortable globally unique identifier (12 bytes vs UUID's 16 bytes).
• Authentication Primitives: Includes types for delegations, signed delegations, and authentication responses.
• Candid Compatibility: All types implement CandidType for seamless integration with the Internet Computer.
• Serde Support: Full serialization/deserialization support for both human-readable (JSON) and binary formats (CBOR).

Usage

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ic_auth_types = "0.4"

Enables interoperability with the original xid crate:

[dependencies]
ic_auth_types = { version = "0.4", features = ["xid"] }

Related Crates

• ic_auth_verifier: Provides verification functionality for IC-Auth signatures.

License

Copyright © 2024-2025 LDC Labs.

ldclabs/ic-auth is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full license text.