anotherjung / express-4.x-http-bearer-example

git clone [e-mail]:passport/express-4.x-http-bearer-example.git

This example demonstrates how to use Express 4.x and Passport to authenticate users via the HTTP Bearer scheme. Use this example as a starting point for your own web applications.

This examples uses static json data as a database.

Credit source: https://www.passportjs.org/packages/passport-http-bearer

Instructions

To install this example on your computer, clone the repository and install dependencies.

$ git clone [e-mail]:anotherjung/express-4.x-http-bearer-example.git
$ cd express-4.x-http-bearer-example
$ npm install

another option using pnpm

pnpm install

Start the server.

see ./db/users.js

$ node server.js

Expected Return is HTTP/1.1 200 OK

HTTP/1.1 200 OK {"username":"jack","email":"[e-mail]"}

key/token/bearer is 123456789

Use curl to send an authenticated request.

$ curl -v -H "Authorization: Bearer 123456789" http://127.0.0.1:3000/

Use Chrome web browser

http://127.0.0.1:3000/?access_token=123456789

Expected console.log

• 11, 123456789, user.js, key/token/bearer value
• 12, 123456789 + loop, user.js, loops database to match key value
• 13, 123456789 + token, server.js, express, passport

Expected Return is HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized

Unauthorized

key/tocken/bearer is 0

Use curl to send an authenticated request.

$ curl -v -H "Authorization: Bearer 0" http://127.0.0.1:3000/

Use Chrome web browser

http://127.0.0.1:3000/?access_token=0

Expected console.log

• 11, 0, user.js, key/token/bearer value
• 12, 0 + loop, user.js, loops database to match key value
• 13, 0 + null, server.js, express, passport