loopback-ssl

loopback-ssl

Component for loopback to enable SSL or Mutual SSL Authentication

Features

• Enable SSL in Loopback application
• Enable mutual SSL authentication in Loopback

Usage

Install loopback:

slc loopback <app-name>

cd <app-name>

Install loopback-ssl:

npm install loopback-ssl --save

Setup Configuration:

Add the following lines of configuration in 'config.json' in location /server/config.json

  "httpMode": false,
  "certConfig": {
    "path": "/Users/slahir/certs/local/",
    "key": "local.pem",
    "cert": "local.crt.pem",
    "ca": [],
    "requestCert": false,
    "rejectUnauthorized": false
  }

Setup server.js

Edit the server.js located at /server/server.js

Add the following line at the top of the code.

var loopbackSSL = require('loopback-ssl');

Replace the all the content within the code block starting with

app.start = function() {

with following code

return loopbackSSL.startServer(app);

License

MIT.

See Also

• Loopback
• Trusted Peer - Example
• Self Signed Certificates - Example