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