@bariyer/express
basic authentication example

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/bariyer/express-basic-auth-example.git

2. Install dependencies

npm i

yarn

3. Rename .env.example to .env and fill the values

mv .env.example .env

Example:

PORT=3000
BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=admin
BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=admin

3. Run the example server

yarn start

npm start

4. Open Postman or similar tool to test the API

For Postman users

1. Click import button
2. Select Link tab.
3. Paste this link https://www.getpostman.com/collections/2aa26e7d392d7237378c
4. Run the basic auth request

For non-Postman users

GET http://localhost:3000/

Headers:

Authorization: Basic am9objoxMjM0NTY= This is the base64 encoded string of john:123456 john is username and 123456 is password

5. See the response

Response Code: 200 OK Response Body:

[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Milk"
    },
    {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Cheese"
    }
]

Contributing

• If get an error, feel free to open issue.

• If you have any questions, feel free to open discussion.

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feat/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feat/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.