# @feathersjs/authentication-local

> Local authentication strategy for @feathers/authentication

Latest version **5.0.50** (published 2026-09-11) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @feathersjs/authentication-local
pnpm add @feathersjs/authentication-local
yarn add @feathersjs/authentication-local
bun add @feathersjs/authentication-local
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.50 |
| Published | 2026-09-11 |
| First published | 2017-10-25 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >= 12 |
| Dependencies | 6 |
| Unpacked size | 77.8 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 15255 |
| Author | Feathers contributors |
| Maintainers | daffl, marshallswain |
| Keywords | feathers, feathers-plugin |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@feathersjs/authentication-local
- Repository: https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers
- Homepage: https://feathersjs.com
- Issues: https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/issues
- Funding: https://github.com/sponsors/daffl
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/authentication-local

## Dependencies (6)

- [lodash](https://npm.io/package/lodash.md) ^4.18.1
- [bcryptjs](https://npm.io/package/bcryptjs.md) ^3.0.3
- [@feathersjs/errors](https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/errors.md) ^5.0.50
- [@feathersjs/commons](https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/commons.md) ^5.0.50
- [@feathersjs/feathers](https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/feathers.md) ^5.0.50
- [@feathersjs/authentication](https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/authentication.md) ^5.0.50

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## Recent versions

- 5.0.50 (latest) — 2026-09-11
- 4.5.21 (crow) — 2026-08-10
- 6.0.0-pre.0 (pre) — 2026-01-31
- 5.0.49 — 2026-08-14
- 5.0.48 — 2026-08-11
- 5.0.47 — 2026-08-10
- 4.5.20 — 2026-08-10
- 5.0.46 — 2026-06-27
- 5.0.45 — 2026-06-04
- 5.0.44 — 2026-04-02
- 5.0.43 — 2026-03-21
- 5.0.42 — 2026-03-04
- 5.0.41 — 2026-02-19
- 4.5.19 — 2026-02-07
- 5.0.40 — 2026-02-03
- … 136 more at https://npm.io/package/@feathersjs/authentication-local/versions

## README

# @feathersjs/authentication-local

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> Local username and password authentication strategy for Feathers authentication

## Installation

```
npm install @feathersjs/authentication-local --save
```

## Documentation

Refer to the [Feathers local authentication API documentation](https://feathersjs.com/api/authentication/local.html) for more details.

## License

Copyright (c) 2024 [Feathers contributors](https://github.com/feathersjs/feathers/graphs/contributors)

Licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

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