basic-authentication

const express = require('express'); const basicAuth = require('basic-authentication'); const app = express(); // Configure basic authentication with a custom user and password const authMiddleware = basicAuth({ user: process.env.AUTH_USER || 'myuser', password: process.env.AUTH_PASSWORD || 'mypassword', realm: 'Restricted Area' }); // Apply the authentication middleware to a specific route app.get('/protected', authMiddleware, (req, res) => { res.send('Welcome, authenticated user!'); }); // Or use it in a more functional way for advanced logic const authChecker = basicAuth({ functions: true }); app.get('/admin', (req, res) => { const user = authChecker(req); if (user === (process.env.AUTH_USER || 'myuser')) { res.send(`Hello, admin ${user}!`); } else { res.status(401).send('Unauthorized: Invalid admin user.'); } }); const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000; app.listen(PORT, () => { console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`); console.log('Try accessing http://localhost:3000/protected with user:myuser and pass:mypassword'); });