Akanksha Bhasin

Akanksha has a developer background and experience building global developer communities. She has given talks on various technologies, hosted large-scale events and hackathons, advocated for developers, and fostered partnerships and open-source initiatives. Outside work, she loves dancing and traveling; you'll often find her capturing serene skies through her phone.

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Secure Your Express App with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and PKCE

July 28, 2025

9 MIN READ

Every web application needs authentication, but building it yourself is risky and time-consuming. Instead of starting from scratch, you can integrate Okta to manage user identity and pair Passport with the openid-client library in Express to simplify and secure the login flow. In this tutorial, you’ll build a secure, role-based expense dashboard where users can view their expenses tailored to their team. Check out the complete source code on GitHub and get started without setting...

Astronomy Geek to Oktanaut: Landing as a Dev Advocate at Okta

April 21, 2025

2 MIN READ

I’m Akanksha Bhasin, and I’m all about building community for developers. I come from a developer background, and for over six years, I’ve been building and growing communities for developers. On top of that, I’ve spent the last four years diving into Developer Relations. I’ve had the chance to work with some fast-growing companies, helping them build their communities worldwide. That means getting the word out about emerging tech to developers, organizing significant events and...