basic-auth-connect

What is basic-auth-connect?

The basic-auth-connect npm package is a simple middleware for Node.js that provides basic HTTP authentication. It is typically used with the Connect framework or Express.js to protect routes with basic authentication.

What are basic-auth-connect's main functionalities?

Basic Authentication Middleware

This feature allows you to protect routes with basic HTTP authentication. The middleware checks the provided username and password against the specified credentials and grants access if they match.

const connect = require('connect');
const basicAuth = require('basic-auth-connect');

const app = connect();

app.use(basicAuth('username', 'password'));

app.use((req, res) => {
  res.end('Authenticated!');
});

app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server running on port 3000');
});

Other packages similar to basic-auth-connect

express-basic-auth

The express-basic-auth package provides similar functionality to basic-auth-connect but is specifically designed for use with Express.js. It offers more configuration options, such as custom challenge messages and multiple users.

http-auth

The http-auth package is a more comprehensive solution for HTTP authentication in Node.js. It supports basic and digest authentication and can be used with various frameworks, including Express.js and Connect.

passport-http

The passport-http package is a strategy for Passport.js that provides HTTP Basic and Digest authentication. It is more flexible and can be integrated with other Passport.js strategies for more complex authentication scenarios.

README

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Connect's Basic Auth middleware in its own module. This module is considered deprecated. You should instead create your own middleware with basic-auth.

API

var basicAuth = require('basic-auth-connect');

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Simple username and password

connect()
.use(basicAuth('username', 'password'));

Callback verification

connect()
.use(basicAuth(function(user, pass){
  return 'tj' == user && 'wahoo' == pass;
}))

Async callback verification, accepting fn(err, user).

connect()
.use(basicAuth(function(user, pass, fn){
  User.authenticate({ user: user, pass: pass }, fn);
}))

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 Jonathan Ong [e-mail]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.