https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-example-ssl

An example to demonstrate how to set up SSL for LoopBack applications
https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-example-ssl

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An example to demonstrate how to set up SSL for LoopBack applications

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-example-ssl
• Owner: strongloop
• License: other
• Archived: true
• Created: 2014-01-31T17:57:34.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-03-05T14:56:28.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-16T05:39:49.266Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 47.9 KB
• Stars: 69
• Watchers: 31
• Forks: 31
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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# loopback-example-ssl

**⚠️ This LoopBack 3 example project is no longer maintained. Please refer to [LoopBack 4 Examples](https://loopback.io/doc/en/lb4/Examples.html) instead. ⚠️**

An example to demonstrate how to set up SSL for LoopBack applications so you can call the REST APIs using HTTPS.

## Generate your own SSL certificate

```sh

  $ cd loopback-example-ssl/server/private

  $ openssl genrsa -out privatekey.pem 1024

  $ openssl req -new -key privatekey.pem -out certrequest.csr

  $ openssl x509 -req -in certrequest.csr -signkey privatekey.pem -out certificate.pem

```

## Load the SSL certificate

In `ssl-config.js`:

```js

var path = require('path'),

fs = require("fs");

exports.privateKey = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, './private/privatekey.pem')).toString();

exports.certificate = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, './private/certificate.pem')).toString();

```

## Create the HTTPS server

The code is in `server/server.js`:

```js

var https = require('https');

var sslConfig = require('./ssl-config');

...

var options = {

  key: sslConfig.privateKey,

  cert: sslConfig.certificate

};

...

server.listen(app.get('port'), function() {

    var baseUrl = (httpOnly? 'http://' : 'https://') + app.get('host') + ':' + app.get('port');

    app.emit('started', baseUrl);

    console.log('LoopBack server listening @ %s%s', baseUrl, '/');

});

return server;

```

## Start the application

```sh

  $  node ./server/server.js

```

## Open the API explorer

[https://localhost:3000/explorer](https://localhost:3000/explorer)

## References

1. [http://nodejs.org/api/https.html](http://nodejs.org/api/https.html)

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