I'm quite new to Firebase, but either I misunderstand something completely or there's something wrong with my Firebase account.
I added a Firestore Database to my Firebase app, and initially I chose it to be created in test mode. As far as I've read in the docs, test mode differs from production mode only by the default security rules.
I wanted to configure my rules properly, so the users can only access their own data.
However, I couldn't make it work, so I tried to configure my Firestore security rules to not allow any read or write operations to anyone. This is what I have currently set in Firestore Database -> Rules:
rules_version = '2';
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
match /{document=**} {
allow read, write: if false;
}
}
}
As I understand, these rules should not allow any read or writes in any collection in my database.
The rules playground tells me exactly that when I try to run any request:
However, from my NextJS app I'm still able to get the data as follows:
import {
getFirebaseAdmin
} from 'next-firebase-auth';
// ...
const categoriesDocument = await getFirebaseAdmin()
.firestore()
.collection('categories')
.doc('D47pV7TxNpDNYNkHgfU0')
.get();
and it all works just fine. I'm also sure the data is fetched from exactly this Firestore db, because when I alter some documents it's reflected in the data fetched.
I also noticed that in Firebase in Firestore Database -> Rules -> Monitor rules I see no results at all (total allows: 0, total denies: 0, total errors: 0).
Any idea what could be wrong here? What am I missing?
On the server, you're using firestore as admin. Rules don't apply there.
Related
Below is a sample security code I am trying to implement in production but it keeps throwing following error.
rules_version = '2';
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
match /{document=**} {
allow read: if request.time < timestamp.date(2022, 4, 13);
}
}
}
Error:
Missing or insufficient permissions.
I only want a "read only" database for production. What am I missing here?
allow read: if request.time < timestamp.date(2022, 4, 13);
This statement returns true only when time of current time is before 13th April 2022 that was yesterday.
match /{doc=**} {
allow read: if true;
}
You can switch to rules shown above to always allow read operations.
However, these rules allow anyone on the internet to read your database (that should be fine for this specific use case) but you should write secure rules if you also have any other use case.
Checkout more about security rules in the documentation. Also checkout Get to know Cloud Firestore | Security Rules video on Firebase's Youtube channel.
if you want a read-only database then you're probably looking for the ruleset something like this:
allow read;
allow write: if false;
And, just an extra tip, give your users the most minimal permissions. That means, in this case, itself, you probably don't want to give your users read permission to the entire database.
So, it's always a better choice to allow reading or writing only to the specific collections or documents.
I have a flutter app in development and I use firestore as the storage.
users (collections)-> userId(doc) -> records (collection)
I am using this query:
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('users').doc(_userId).collection('records')
I notice when I test my app on simulator and test on my physical iphone, the list of documents I get from firestore are different. And on both env, I notice there are some documents are missing when I fetch from firestore. I can see the documents are in the firestore, but when I check the result of the query, I couldn't get the full list of documents in the collection. I notice I can only get the newly added documents. But the older documents, I couldn't get them anymore.
Anyone know where to start to debug this issue? Thanks.
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
match /{document=**} {
allow read, write: if request.auth != null;
}
}
}
I checked the query exception, no exception detected, the query succeeded.
Found out that the way I read from firebase has some problems.
I was using this to read from the subcollection:
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('users').doc(_userId).collection('records').snapshots()
which returns a stream and I didn't listen to it properly.
Changed to
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('users').doc(_userId).collection('records').get()
which returns a future, and using await to wait this future. Now it works.
Hi i have been trying to follow the tutorial in creating an app using firebase. However, i am unable to view the collection once i have entered the various field.
The save button is disabled even when i have multiple fields filled out and document id is blank... I have to click autoId and then it becomes enable.
Even if i click save, i am unable to view the collection.....anyone know what permission i need to set?
Here is my current rule
rules_version = '2';
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
// This rule allows anyone with your database reference to view, edit,
// and delete all data in your Firestore database. It is useful for getting
// started, but it is configured to expire after 30 days because it
// leaves your app open to attackers. At that time, all client
// requests to your Firestore database will be denied.
//
// Make sure to write security rules for your app before that time, or else
// all client requests to your Firestore database will be denied until you Update
// your rules
match /{document=**} {
allow read, write: if request.time < timestamp.date(2020, 8, 29);
}
}
}
here when i entered some fields without hitting auto-generate id, it will remain disabled....
They recently changed this, I think - you now have to hit "Auto-ID" to generate the ID before saving. Previously it had automatically done it when you hit Save. I don't think the tutorial has been updated to reflect this. This should create the collection and the first document. There is no "table" - this is NoSQL -there is a collection with a document in it
I read the documentation and watched the video about this
but still not understanding perfectly
I mean I know how to write those security rules
but when should I use this?
do I have to write out all Security Rules for all the collections and documents? (if do so, it`s gonna be huge)
for instance, I`m making random dating app right now.
in my situation, I think I would not be so concerned about security unless I'm concerned with the payment system.
If I do not set up security rules for all documents, are all those documents in danger? (unsecured ones)
Unless you want anyone on the internet to be able to read and write any document in your database, you will need to use security rules to protect them. Whether or not this is going to be a problem for you, it's impossible to tell. But the possibility exists.
Go through this step by step then you will know how to use rules this
Basic Rules
Our Firestore security rules for Fogo, our image-sharing app, are as follows:
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
match /uploads/{document=**} {
allow write: if request.auth.token.admin == true ;
allow read;
}
match /users/{document=**} {
allow read, write: if request.auth.token.admin == true ;
}
}
}
Let's break these rules down line-by-line.
service cloud.firestore — defines the service, in this case it's cloud.firestore
match /databases/{database}/documents — defines the database; the {database} clause indicates that these rules apply to all Firestore databases on the project
match /uploads/{document=**} — creates a new rules block to apply to the uploads collection and all documents contained therein
allow write: if requests.auth.token.admin == true ; — allows write access for authenticated sessions with an admin attribute equal to true on the auth token, which is also known as the user's JWT
allow read; — allows public read access
match /users/{document=**} - creates a new rules block for the users collection and all documents contained therein
allow read, write: if request.auth.token.admin == true ; - allows both read and write access for authenticated sessions with an admin attribute equal to true on the auth token, which is also known as the user's JWT
Given that the firestore rules structure allows for functions, is there some way to add debug logs to those rule-functions ? .. in order to verify that the function you expect, is in fact being called.
I see that with the simulator it shows a red X at the line in the rules sturcture, where access is denied for a given simulation-request. However, am curious for verification in production mode so it can be communicated to parties concerned about the rules integrity.
In the example below, I was thinking it might be implemented with that commented-out line:
console.log('ENTER: isAccessOn()');
However this does not work. Asking here in case there's any option for something like this in the platform.. or if not, if there's a suggestion for how to make such verifications with a production deployment. Thanks
service cloud.firestore {
match /databases/{database}/documents {
// block client access
function isAccessOn() {
// console.log('ENTER: isAccessOn()');
return false;
}
match /{document=**} {
allow read, write: if isAccessOn();
}
}
}
You may want to look into local rules emulation using the Firebase CLI, which is a brand new feature of the CLI. You can do simple logging with the emulator with the debug() function.
However, there is no way to log anything in security rules in production. If you want to verify that your rules work as expected, you should write some integration tests for those and run your tests to make sure access is rejected or allowed according to your specifications.
Firestore rules now have a
debug() function
It's still not brilliant but better than before.
You can use the debug function in rules like this:
match /databases/{database}/documents {
match /{document=**} {
// show paths being requested
allow create, read, update, delete: if debug(request.path);
}
}
Then watch the log file:
tail -f firestore-debug.log