Using Authenta

Overview

This guide explains how to use Authenta's detection services through various integration methods.

Integration Methods

1. RabbitMQ Direct Integration

Connect and send tasks to RabbitMQ:

import * as amqp from 'amqplib';
 
const RABBITMQ_URL = 'amqp://user:pass@rabbitmq:5672/';
 
async function sendDetectionTask(inputPath, model = 'ac-1') {
  // Connect to RabbitMQ
  const conn = await amqp.connect(RABBITMQ_URL);
  const ch = await conn.createChannel();
 
  // Ensure queues exist
  await ch.assertQueue('task_queue', { durable: true });
  await ch.assertQueue('task_response', { durable: true });
 
  // Build the job message
  const jobMsg = {
    id: `job-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)}`,
    version: 1,
    op: {
      name: inputPath.endsWith('.mp4') ? 'df-1' : 'ac-1',
      version: '1.0.0',
    },
    input: {
      mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
      provider: 'local_dir',
      path: inputPath,
    },
    outputs: [
      {
        kind: 'result',
        mimeType: 'application/json',
        provider: 'local_dir',
        path: '/opt/authenta/data/result.json',
      },
    ],
    callback: {
      mode: 'rabbitmq',
      replyTo: 'task_response',
    },
  };
 
  return jobMsg.id;
}

2. Demo Application API

Authenta includes a demo web application bundled inside the Docker deployment. Once your containers are running, the demo interface is available at:

👉 http://localhost:3000

The demo application allows you to:

Upload test media
Publish detection tasks to RabbitMQ
View inference results returned by Authenta

3. Direct File Processing

Process files through shared volume:

Place input file in /opt/authenta/data/input/
Create JSON task file in /opt/authenta/data/tasks/
Monitor /opt/authenta/data/results/ for output

Task Types

Deepfake Detection (DF-1)

For video input files:

{
  "id": "job-1234",
  "version": 1,
  "op": {
    "name": "df-1",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "input": {
    "mimeType": "application/octet-stream",
    "provider": "local_dir",
    "path": "/opt/authenta/data/video.mp4"
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "kind": "result",
      "mimeType": "application/json",
      "provider": "local_dir",
      "path": "/opt/authenta/data/result.json"
    }
  ],
  "callback": {
    "mode": "rabbitmq",
    "replyTo": "task_response"
  }
}

AI Content Detection (AC-1)

For image input files:

{
  "id": "job-5678",
  "version": 1,
  "op": {
    "name": "ac-1",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "input": {
    "mimeType": "application/octet-stream",
    "provider": "local_dir",
    "path": "/opt/authenta/data/image.jpg"
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "kind": "result",
      "mimeType": "application/json",
      "provider": "local_dir",
      "path": "/opt/authenta/data/result.json"
    },
    {
      "kind": "heatmaps",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "provider": "local_dir",
      "path": "/opt/authenta/data/heatmaps-results",
      "filename": "processed-image{ext}"
    }
  ],
  "callback": {
    "mode": "rabbitmq",
    "replyTo": "task_response"
  }
}

Video Forgery Detection (VF-1)

For video input files:

{
  "id": "job-9012",
  "version": 1,
  "op": {
    "name": "vf-1",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "input": {
    "mimeType": "application/octet-stream",
    "provider": "local_dir",
    "path": "/opt/authenta/data/video.mp4",
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "kind": "result",
      "mimeType": "application/json",
      "provider": "local_dir",
      "path": "/opt/authenta/data/result.json",
    },
  ],
  "callback": {
    "mode": "rabbitmq",
    "replyTo": "task_response",
  },
}

Processing Options

Option	Description	Type
`heatmaps`	Generate visual heatmaps for detection regions	Optional output
`local_dir`	Process files from shared directory	Default provider
`rabbitmq`	Use RabbitMQ for task responses	Default callback mode

Best Practices

Task Management
- Generate unique task IDs
- Include callback URLs for async processing
- Set appropriate timeouts
Resource Optimization
- Batch similar tasks together
- Monitor queue length
- Scale workers based on load
Error Handling
- Implement retry logic
- Monitor task status
- Log failed tasks

Code Examples

Node.js Integration

Complete example showing the full workflow:

import * as amqp from 'amqplib';
 
const RABBITMQ_URL = 'amqp://user:pass@rabbitmq:5672/';
const SHARED_DIR = '/opt/authenta/data/';
 
// Process a detection task
async function processDetectionTask(inputPath, outputType = 'result') {
  // Connect to RabbitMQ
  const conn = await amqp.connect(RABBITMQ_URL);
  const ch = await conn.createChannel();
 
  await ch.assertQueue('task_queue', { durable: true });
  await ch.assertQueue('task_response', { durable: true });
 
  // Build the job message
  const jobMsg = buildJobMsg({
    op: inputPath.endsWith('.mp4') ? 'df-1' : 'ac-1',
    inputPath: inputPath,
    outputType: outputType,
  });
 
  // Send task and wait for response
  console.log('Publishing task to task_queue...');
  ch.sendToQueue('task_queue', Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(jobMsg)), { persistent: true });
 
  // Wait for response
  console.log('Waiting for response...');
  const result = await new Promise((resolve) => {
    ch.consume('task_response', (msg) => {
      if (msg !== null) {
        const response = JSON.parse(msg.content.toString());
        if (response.id === jobMsg.id) {
          ch.ack(msg);
          resolve(response);
        } else {
          ch.ack(msg);
        }
      }
    });
  });
 
  // Cleanup
  await ch.close();
  await conn.close();
 
  return result;
}
 
// Helper to build job message
function buildJobMsg(params) {
  const outputs = [
    {
      kind: 'result',
      mimeType: 'application/json',
      provider: 'local_dir',
      path: '/opt/authenta/data/result.json',
    },
  ];
 
  if (params.outputType === 'result + heatmaps') {
    outputs.push({
      kind: 'heatmaps',
      mimeType: params.op === 'df-1' ? 'video/mp4' : 'image/png',
      provider: 'local_dir',
      path: '/opt/authenta/data/heatmaps-results',
      filename: params.op === 'df-1' ? 'video-heatmap-{faceid}{ext}' : 'processed-image{ext}',
    });
  }
 
  return {
    id: `job-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)}`,
    version: 1,
    op: { name: params.op, version: '1.0.0' },
    input: {
      mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
      provider: 'local_dir',
      path: params.inputPath,
    },
    outputs,
    callback: { mode: 'rabbitmq', replyTo: 'task_response' },
  };
}
 
// Example usage
try {
  const result = await processDetectionTask('/opt/authenta/data/video.mp4', 'result + heatmaps');
  console.log('Detection result:', result);
} catch (err) {
  console.error('Error:', err);
}

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Queue Monitoring

RabbitMQ Queues
- task_queue: For submitting detection jobs
- task_response: For receiving results
Dashboard Access
- URL: http://localhost:15672
- Default credentials: user/pass

Error Handling

The system implements automatic reconnection with exponential backoff:+

async function runWithReconnect() {
    while (true) {
        try {
            await main();
            break;
        } catch (err) {
            console.error('RabbitMQ error, retrying in 5s:', err);
            await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 5000));
        }
    }
}

Common Issues

Connection Issues

# Check RabbitMQ status
docker compose ps rabbitmq
 
# View RabbitMQ logs
docker compose logs -f rabbitmq

File Access

# Verify shared directory
ls -la /opt/authenta/data
 
# Check permissions
sudo chown -R your-user:docker /opt/authenta/data

Task Processing
- Verify input file exists in shared directory
- Check task runner logs for errors
- Ensure GPU is available (for GPU profile)