[FEATURE]: Authentication Flow Monitoring

[demola234]

Problem Statement

Implement detailed monitoring for authentication flows to track performance, errors, and user journey.

Proposed Solution

1. Add span tracking for authentication operations
2. Implement distributed tracing configuration
3. Create latency histogram metrics
4. Set up error tracking with context
5. Build user journey tracking
6. Create authentication flow dashboard
7. Set up alerts for authentication anomalies
8. Test monitoring with simulated traffic

Alternative Solutions

No response

Acceptance Criteria

• Detailed span tracking for authentication operations
• Distributed tracing across auth microservices
• Latency histograms for auth operations
• Error tracking with proper context
• User journey visualization through the authentication process

Priority

Medium (Would be a nice addition)

User Impact

Many users

Additional Context

No response

Verification

• I have searched existing issues to ensure this is not a duplicate request
• I have provided clear examples of when and how this feature would be useful

[jenimathew2001]

May I be assigned to this? I have experience with Mixpanel, Sentry, and FullStory, full story etc.

[LaGodxy]

I'd love to take on the implementation of detailed monitoring for authentication flows to improve visibility into performance, error detection, and user behavior.

Proposed Implementation Plan

• Span Tracking: Integrate detailed span tracking for login, signup, password reset, and token validation.
• Distributed Tracing: Configure tracing across auth-related microservices using OpenTelemetry or a similar tool.
• Latency Metrics: Expose latency histograms per operation for real-time performance insights.
• Error Tracking: Add contextual error tracking (e.g., with Sentry) to pinpoint root causes quickly.
• User Journey Tracking: Map user navigation across auth stages to identify drop-off points.
• Dashboarding: Build a dedicated Grafana (or similar) dashboard for all auth metrics.
• Alerting: Set up alerts on error spikes, increased latency, or abnormal login patterns.
• Validation: Simulate user flows to test monitoring accuracy and trace completeness.

ETA: 2–3 days

This initiative will directly enhance user experience and debugging efficiency — happy to lead it end to end.

[KAMALDEEN333]

Hi @demola234 am a fullstack developer with experience in different languages i have read what is required for and am confident it can be achieved and install all packages for the implementations by ensuring all the acceptance criteria are met,kindly assign ETA 24hours.

[Dagdon]

I’d love to work on this issue.

I’ve been learning and applying tools like OpenTelemetry for tracking performance, Prometheus for collecting metrics, and Grafana to build dashboards. I’ll set up span tracking for auth actions, create latency histograms, and visualize the full user journey through login, signup, and beyond.

I’ll also configure alerts for any unusual behavior and test the setup with sample traffic to make sure it’s working as expected. Happy to bring clear visibility into the auth flow!