PasteTrue

PasteTrue is a secure text sharing service built with ASP.NET Core, featuring JWT authentication and password-protected pastes. It allows users to create, manage, and share text snippets with optional password protection.

Features

• 🔐 JWT Authentication
• 👤 User Registration and Login
• 📝 Create and manage text pastes
• 🔐 Create private pastes
• 🔒 Optional password protection for pastes
• 🔍 Retrieve pastes by ID
• 🗑️ Delete own pastes
• 💼 User-specific paste management

Technologies

• ASP.NET Core
• Entity Framework Core
• Microsoft Identity
• JWT Authentication
• SQLite (can be configured for other databases)

API Endpoints

Authentication

Register

POST /api/Auth/register
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "userName": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "password": "string"
}

Login

POST /api/Auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "userName": "string",
    "password": "string"
}

Paste Management

Create Paste

POST /api/Paste/create
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "title": "string",
    "content": "string",
    "password": "string" (optional)
}

Get Paste

POST /api/Paste/getPaste/{id}?password=optional_password

Get User's Pastes

GET /api/Paste/getMyPastes
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Delete Paste

DELETE /api/Paste/{id}
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/PasteTrue.git

2. Update the connection string in appsettings.json:

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DefaultConnection": "Your_Connection_String_Here"
  }
}

4. Run the application:

dotnet run

Authentication Flow

1. Users register with username, email, and password
2. Upon successful registration, users are assigned the "User" role
3. Login returns a JWT token used for authenticated requests
4. Protected endpoints require a valid JWT token in the Authorization header

Paste Protection

• Pastes can be created with or without password protection
• Password-protected pastes require the correct password for access
• Authenticated users can manage their own pastes
• Anonymous users can create and access pastes (with password if required)

Security Features

• Password hashing for user accounts
• JWT token-based authentication
• Optional password protection for individual pastes
• Role-based authorization
• Input validation and model state checking

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.