Version: v5

Security API

Harper exposes security-related globals accessible in all component JavaScript modules without needing to import them.

`auth(username, password?): Promise<User>`

Returns the user object for the given username. If password is provided, it is verified before returning the user (throws on incorrect password).

const user = await auth('admin', 'secret');
// user.role, user.username, etc.

This is useful for implementing custom authentication flows or verifying credentials in component code. For HTTP-level authentication configuration, see Security Overview.

auth(username, password?): Promise<User>​

`auth(username, password?): Promise<User>`