hapi‑now‑auth is a Hapi (v17+) authentication plugin that provides a single “hapi‑now‑auth” scheme for validating bearer tokens or JWTs. By configuring options such as token location, custom token types, and JWT verification (with keychain, algorithms, audience, etc.), developers supply a `validate` function that receives the decoded token and determines if the request is authorized. It’s aimed at Node.js developers building Hapi APIs who need a flexible, easy‑to‑integrate token‑based auth solution.