express-authentication-basic

HTTP Basic support compatible with express-authentication.

It's pretty cool.

With express-authentication:

var express = require('express'),
	authentication = require('express-authentication'),
	basic = require('express-authentication-basic');

var app = express(),
	auth = authentication(),
	login = basic(function(challenge, callback) {
		if (challenge.username === 'admin' && challenge.password === 'secret') {
			callback(null, true, { user: 'charles' });
		} else {
			callback(null, false, { error: 'INVALID_PASSWORD' });
		}
	});

app.use(auth);
app.use(login);

app.get('/', authentication.by(login).required(), function(req, res) {
	var who = authentication.for(login).of(req);
	res.status(200).send({ user: who.user });
});

Standalone:

var express = require('express'),
	basic = require('express-authentication-basic');

var app = express(),
	login = basic(function(challenge, callback) {
		if (challenge.username === 'admin' && challenge.password === 'secret') {
			callback(null, true, { user: 'charles' });
		} else {
			callback(null, false, { error: 'INVALID_PASSWORD' });
		}
	});;

app.use(login);
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
	if (req.authenticated) {
		res.status(200).send({ user: req.authentication.user });
	} else {
		res.status(401).send();
	}
});