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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Adding Users Using Parse.com Logging In

Edmunds Sulzanoks
Edmunds Sulzanoks
6,298 Points
Posted by Edmunds Sulzanoks
Edmunds Sulzanoks
6,298 Points

How do I log in android users into my web app?

I was hoping that course "build-a-selfdestructing-message-android-app/adding-users-using-parsecom/logging-in" will tell me all I need to know. All I'd need to do is replace parse backend with my web app + adapt my web app to supply info parse does. But the problem is this course relies on parse onbjects and their built in methods too much -- I'm not learning anything here.

Taking data presistance course now. I'll think of my own way, but I'm sure it'll be the "inefficient" in the end.

UPDATE So here's the solution I came up with.

  1. to log user in into laravel web app, android app will have to provide:
    • android app api key;
    • email adress;
    • password;
  2. web app will send JSON response with:
    • nickname
    • user id
    • access token ( md5(user's_email + password hash + salt) )
  3. android app saves supplied user info in SharedPreferences
  4. when making requests that require user authorisation, android app will read SharedPreferences to provide:
    • user id
    • access token
  5. web app will
    • get user by id
    • calculate md5 and compare it with supplied token

Is this the way to do it?