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Applying Basic HTTP Authentication

Another common use for Express middleware is to apply basic HTTP authentication. HTTP authentication uses the Authorization header to send an encoded username and password from a browser to a server. If no authorization information is stored in the browser for the URL, the browser launches a basic login dialog box to allow the user to enter the username and password. Basic HTTP authentication works well for basic sites that require a minimal authenticate method and is very easy to implement.

The basic-auth-connect middleware function in Express provides the support to handle basic HTTP authentication. The basic-auth-connect middleware uses the following syntax:

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var basicAuth = ...