Basic HTTP authentication in Node.JS?

Question

I\'m trying to write a REST-API server with NodeJS like the one used by Joyent, and everything is ok except I can\'t verify a normal user\'s authentication. If I jump to a t

Answer 1

You can use http-auth module

// Authentication module.
var auth = require('http-auth');
var basic = auth.basic({
    realm: "Simon Area.",
    file: __dirname + "/../data/users.htpasswd" // gevorg:gpass, Sarah:testpass ...
});

// Creating new HTTP server.
http.createServer(basic, function(req, res) {
    res.end("Welcome to private area - " + req.user + "!");
}).listen(1337);