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A configurable Basic Authentication Middleware for Express
A middleware for express to configure a basic authentication.
Features:
npm -i -S @nx/basic-auth-middleware
const express = require('express');
const basicAuthMiddleware = require('@nx/basic-auth-middleware');
const app = express();
app.use(basicAuthMiddleware.default('test','test', {hostsWhitelist: ['localhost:3000']}));
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send('Huhu all (/)');
});
app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Listening to 3000'));
Option | Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
ipAddressWhitelist | string[] | disable basic auth for this ips | ['127.0.0.1', '192.168.0.2'] |
ipRangeWhitelist | string[] | disable basic auth for all ip addresses in the range | ['10.10.0.0/16', '192.168.1.1/24'] |
hostsWhitelist | string[] | disable basic auth for this hosts | ['localhost:3000', '127.0.0.1'] |
specificHostAuth | {[key: string]: {username: string, password: string}} | change username and password for the specific hosts | {'google.de': { username: 'test', password: 'test' } } |
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A configurable Basic Authentication Middleware for Express
We found that @nx/basic-auth-middleware demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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