http-auth-utils
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Parse, build and deal with HTTP authorization headers.
This library provide several utilities to parse and build WWW-Authenticate and Authorization headers as described per the HTTP RFC.
It is intended to be framework agnostic and could be used either on the server and the client side. It is also pure functions only, no side effect here. The functions are synchronous since only parsing headers of small size so no need for streams or anything asynchronous.
The module is easily extensible with new mechanisms, one very common way to
extend it is to create a FAKE_TOKEN mechanism for development only that allows
to directly provide the userId that should be authenticated. You can find
an sample implementation
in the Whook's framework repository.
ArrayObjectParse HTTP WWW-Authenticate header contents.
Kind: static method of http-auth-utils
Returns: Object - Result of the contents parse.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| header | string | The WWW-Authenticate header contents | |
| [authMechanisms] | Array | [BASIC, DIGEST, BEARER] | Allow providing custom authentication mechanisms. |
| [options] | Object | Parsing options | |
| [options.strict] | boolean | true | Strictly detect the mechanism type (case sensitive) |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
parseWWWAuthenticateHeader('Basic realm="test"'), {
type: 'Basic',
data: {
realm: 'test'
}
}
);
ObjectParse HTTP Authorization header contents.
Kind: static method of http-auth-utils
Returns: Object - Result of the contents parse.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| header | string | The Authorization header contents | |
| [authMechanisms] | Array | [BASIC, DIGEST, BEARER] | Allow custom authentication mechanisms. |
| [options] | Object | Parsing options | |
| [options.strict] | boolean | true | Strictly detect the mechanism type (case sensitive) |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
parseAuthorizationHeader('Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ=='), {
type: 'Basic',
data: {
hash: 'QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ=='
}
}
);
stringBuild HTTP WWW-Authenticate header value.
Kind: static method of http-auth-utils
Returns: string - The header value.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| authMechanism | Object | The mechanism to use |
| The | Object | WWW-Authenticate header contents to base the value on. |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
buildWWWAuthenticateHeader(BASIC, {
realm: 'test'
}),
'Basic realm="test"'
);
stringBuild HTTP Authorization header value.
Kind: static method of http-auth-utils
Returns: string - The header value.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| authMechanism | Object | The mechanism to use |
| The | Object | Authorization header contents to base the value on. |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
buildAuthorizationHeader(BASIC, {
realm: 'test'
}),
'Basic realm="test"'
);
ArrayNatively supported authentication mechanisms.
Kind: inner constant of http-auth-utils
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringStringObjectObjectBasic authentication mechanism.
Kind: inner constant of http-auth-utils/mechanisms/basic
See: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617#section-2
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringStringObjectStringThe Basic auth mechanism prefix.
Kind: static property of BASIC
ObjectParse the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix). |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
BASIC.parseWWWAuthenticateRest('realm="perlinpinpin"'), {
realm: 'perlinpinpin'
}
);
StringBuild the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: String - The built rest.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | Object | The content from wich to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
BASIC.buildWWWAuthenticateRest({
realm: 'perlinpinpin'
}),
'realm="perlinpinpin"'
);
ObjectParse the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation {hash}.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix).) |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
BASIC.parseAuthorizationRest('QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU='), {
hash: 'QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU=',
username: 'Ali Baba',
password: 'open sesame'
}
);
StringBuild the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: String - The rest built.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| content | Object | The content from wich to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
BASIC.buildAuthorizationRest({
hash: 'QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU='
}),
'QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU='
);
StringCompute the Basic authentication hash from the given credentials.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: String - The hash representing the credentials.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| credentials | Object | The credentials to encode {username, password}. |
Example
assert.equal(
BASIC.computeHash({
username: 'Ali Baba',
password: 'open sesame'
}),
'QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU='
);
ObjectDecode the Basic hash and return the corresponding credentials.
Kind: static method of BASIC
Returns: Object - Object representing the credentials {username, password}.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hash | String | The hash. |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
BASIC.decodeHash('QWxpIEJhYmE6b3BlbiBzZXNhbWU='), {
username: 'Ali Baba',
password: 'open sesame'
}
);
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringObjectBearer authentication mechanism.
Kind: inner constant of http-auth-utils/mechanisms/bearer
See: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6750#section-3
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringStringThe Bearer auth mechanism prefix.
Kind: static property of BEARER
ObjectParse the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of BEARER
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix). |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
BEARER.parseWWWAuthenticateRest(
'realm="testrealm@host.com", ' +
'scope="openid profile email"'
), {
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
scope: 'openid profile email',
}
);
StringBuild the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of BEARER
Returns: String - The built rest.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | Object | The content from wich to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
BEARER.buildWWWAuthenticateRest({
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
error: 'invalid_request',
error_description: 'The access token expired',
}),
'realm="testrealm@host.com", ' +
'error="invalid_request", ' +
'error_description="The access token expired"'
);
ObjectParse the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of BEARER
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation {hash}.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix).) |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
BEARER.parseAuthorizationRest('mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM'), {
hash: 'mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM',
}
);
StringBuild the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of BEARER
Returns: String - The rest built.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| content | Object | The content from wich to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
BEARER.buildAuthorizationRest({
hash: 'mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM'
}),
'mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM=='
);
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringStringObjectDigest authentication mechanism.
Kind: inner constant of http-auth-utils/mechanisms/digest
See
Object
StringObjectStringObjectStringStringStringThe Digest auth mechanism prefix.
Kind: static property of DIGEST
ObjectParse the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of DIGEST
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix). |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
DIGEST.parseWWWAuthenticateRest(
'realm="testrealm@host.com", ' +
'qop="auth, auth-int", ' +
'nonce="dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093", ' +
'opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"'
), {
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
qop: 'auth, auth-int',
nonce: 'dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093',
opaque: '5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41'
}
);
StringBuild the WWW Authenticate header rest.
Kind: static method of DIGEST
Returns: String - The built rest.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | Object | The content from which to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
DIGEST.buildWWWAuthenticateRest({
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
qop: 'auth, auth-int',
nonce: 'dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093',
opaque: '5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41'
}),
'realm="testrealm@host.com", ' +
'qop="auth, auth-int", ' +
'nonce="dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093", ' +
'opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"'
);
ObjectParse the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of DIGEST
Returns: Object - Object representing the result of the parse operation {hash}.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rest | String | The header rest (string after the authentication mechanism prefix).) |
Example
assert.deepEqual(
DIGEST.parseAuthorizationRest(
'username="Mufasa",' +
'realm="testrealm@host.com",' +
'nonce="dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093",' +
'uri="/dir/index.html",' +
'qop="auth",' +
'nc="00000001",' +
'cnonce="0a4f113b",' +
'response="6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",' +
'opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"'
), {
username: "Mufasa",
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
nonce: "dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093",
uri: "/dir/index.html",
qop: 'auth',
nc: '00000001',
cnonce: "0a4f113b",
response: "6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",
opaque: "5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"
}
);
StringBuild the Authorization header rest.
Kind: static method of DIGEST
Returns: String - The rest built.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | Object | The content from which to build the rest. |
Example
assert.equal(
DIGEST.buildAuthorizationRest({
username: "Mufasa",
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
nonce: "dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093",
uri: "/dir/index.html",
qop: 'auth',
nc: '00000001',
cnonce: "0a4f113b",
response: "6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",
opaque: "5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"
}),
'username="Mufasa", ' +
'realm="testrealm@host.com", ' +
'nonce="dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093", ' +
'uri="/dir/index.html", ' +
'response="6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1", ' +
'cnonce="0a4f113b", ' +
'opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41", ' +
'qop="auth", ' +
'nc="00000001"'
);
StringCompute the Digest authentication hash from the given credentials.
Kind: static method of DIGEST
Returns: String - The hash representing the credentials.
Api: public
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | Object | The credentials to encode and other encoding details. |
Example
assert.equal(
DIGEST.computeHash({
username: 'Mufasa',
realm: 'testrealm@host.com',
password: 'Circle Of Life',
method: 'GET',
uri: '/dir/index.html',
nonce: 'dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093',
nc: '00000001',
cnonce: '0a4f113b',
qop: 'auth',
algorithm: 'md5'
}),
'6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1'
);
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Parse, build and deal with HTTP authorization headers.
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