application/servers/node_modules/basic-auth/basic-auth.js

basic-auth.js

// middleware basic authentication
exports.basicAuth = function(req, res, next) {
    if (req.headers.authorization && req.headers.authorization.search('Basic ') === 0) {
        // Get the username and password
        var header = new Buffer(req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1], 'base64').toString();
        header = header.split(":");

        var username = header[0];
        var password = header[1];
        //console.log(request.headers.authorization);

        // This is an async that queries the database for the correct credentials
        authenticated = authenticateUser(username, password) 
            
        if (authenticated) {
            next(); return;
        } else {
            res.send('Authentication required', 401);
        }

    } else {
        res.header('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="Admin Area"');
        res.send('Authentication required', 401);
    }
    
};

function authenticateUser(username, password){
    if(username == 'admin' && password=='secret') return true;
    return false;
}