https://github.com/thisandagain/basic

HTTP Basic Authentication for Node.js
https://github.com/thisandagain/basic

authentication basic-authentication http javascript

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HTTP Basic Authentication for Node.js

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thisandagain/basic
• Owner: thisandagain
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-06-25T04:42:34.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: develop
• Last Pushed: 2020-03-20T03:56:16.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T12:10:26.620Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: authentication, basic-authentication, http, javascript
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.65 MB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

        
## basic

#### [HTTP Basic Auth](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt) for Node.js

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### Installation

```bash

npm install basic

```

### Basic Use

```javascript

var http = require('http');

var basic = require('../../lib/index');

var auth = basic(function (user, pass, callback) {

    if (user === 'let' && pass === 'me in') return callback(null);

    callback(401);

});

http.createServer(function (req, res) {

    auth(req, res, function (err) {

        var head = (err) ? {'WWW-Authenticate': 'Basic realm="Secure Area"'} : {};

        res.writeHead(err || 200, head);

        res.end();

    });

}).listen(8000);

```

```bash

curl --head -H "Authorization:Basic bGV0Om1lIGlu" http://localhost:8000

```

### Testing

```bash

npm test

```