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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.