Web App With User Authentication

I need a straightforward web application whose first milestone is a rock-solid user authentication flow—sign-up, login, logout, password reset, and account verification. You are free to choose the tech stack (React, Vue, Angular on the front end; Node.js, Django, Laravel, or similar on the back end) as long as it follows current security best practices: salted hashing, token-based sessions, and protection against the usual injection and CSRF pitfalls.

The deliverable is a clean, fully documented codebase in a Git repository, accompanied by a concise deployment guide that lets me spin the app up on a standard Linux VPS. I’ll handle design and infrastructure; your focus is the authentication logic and any supporting API endpoints.

When you respond, tell me about projects where you built or overhauled login systems, the frameworks you used, and how you validated security. Your experience in this specific area will guide my hiring decision, so feel free to highlight challenging problems you solved and any relevant references.

Once this core module is in place I plan to extend the application, so there is potential for continued collaboration if the initial hand-off is smooth and the code quality meets expectations.