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page-title: "Introduction | Hasura Backend Plus"
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url: https://nhost.github.io/hasura-backend-plus/docs/intro
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date: "2023-04-23 12:41:26"
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---
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## Introduction
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Hasura Backend Plus handles **authentication** and **storage** for [Hasura](https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine).
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Hasura Backend Plus runs in a separate Docker container along side Postgres and Hasura.
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## Authentication[#](https://nhost.github.io/hasura-backend-plus/docs/intro#authentication "Direct link to heading")
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- Users and accounts are saved in the database.
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- JWT tokens and refresh tokens are automatically generated and managed.
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- Add custom user claims to the JWT token based on user data.
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- Hasura roles managed.
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- Two-factor authentication support.
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- Third-party OAuth providers such as GitHub, Google, Facebook, Twitter etc.
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- Magic Link support.
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- Built in transactional emails such as account activation and password reset.
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- Rate limiting.
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- Optional checking for [Pwned Passwords](https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords).
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## Storage[#](https://nhost.github.io/hasura-backend-plus/docs/intro#storage "Direct link to heading")
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- Backed by S3 (Minio).
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- Rules engine for file access permissions.
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- Out of the box image transformation.
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