cowboy/examples/rest_basic_auth

= Basic authorization example using REST

To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.

To build and run the example, use the following command:

[source,bash]
$ make run

Then point your browser to http://localhost:8080

== HTTP/1.1 example output

Request with no authentication:

[source,bash]
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$ curl -i http://localhost:8080
HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
connection: keep-alive
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:10:27 GMT
content-length: 0
www-authenticate: Basic realm="cowboy"
----

Request with authentication:

[source,bash]
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$ curl -i -u "Alladin:open sesame" http://localhost:8080
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
connection: keep-alive
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:11:12 GMT
content-length: 16
content-type: text/plain

Hello, Alladin!
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== HTTP/2 example output

Request with no authentication:

[source,bash]
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$ nghttp -v http://localhost:8080
[ 0.000] Connected
[ 0.000] send SETTINGS frame
(niv=2)
[SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS(0x03):100]
[SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE(0x04):65535]
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=201, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=101, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=7, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=3, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send HEADERS frame
; END_STREAM | END_HEADERS | PRIORITY
(padlen=0, dep_stream_id=11, weight=16, exclusive=0)
; Open new stream
:method: GET
:path: /
:scheme: http
:authority: localhost:8080
accept: */*
accept-encoding: gzip, deflate
user-agent: nghttp2/1.7.1
[ 0.004] recv SETTINGS frame
(niv=0)
[ 0.004] recv SETTINGS frame
; ACK
(niv=0)
[ 0.004] send SETTINGS frame
; ACK
(niv=0)
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) :status: 401
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) content-length: 0
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:15:56 GMT
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) server: Cowboy
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) www-authenticate: Basic realm="cowboy"
[ 0.004] recv HEADERS frame
; END_HEADERS
(padlen=0)
; First response header
[ 0.004] recv DATA frame
; END_STREAM
[ 0.004] send GOAWAY frame
(last_stream_id=0, error_code=NO_ERROR(0x00), opaque_data(0)=[])
----

Request with authentication:

[source,bash]
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$ nghttp -v -H "Authorization: Basic `echo -n Alladin:open sesame | base64`" http://localhost:8080
[ 0.000] Connected
[ 0.000] send SETTINGS frame
(niv=2)
[SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS(0x03):100]
[SETTINGS_INITIAL_WINDOW_SIZE(0x04):65535]
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=201, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=101, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=0, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.000] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=7, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.001] send PRIORITY frame
(dep_stream_id=3, weight=1, exclusive=0)
[ 0.001] send HEADERS frame
; END_STREAM | END_HEADERS | PRIORITY
(padlen=0, dep_stream_id=11, weight=16, exclusive=0)
; Open new stream
:method: GET
:path: /
:scheme: http
:authority: localhost:8080
accept: */*
accept-encoding: gzip, deflate
user-agent: nghttp2/1.7.1
authorization: Basic QWxsYWRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==
[ 0.002] recv SETTINGS frame
(niv=0)
[ 0.002] recv SETTINGS frame
; ACK
(niv=0)
[ 0.002] send SETTINGS frame
; ACK
(niv=0)
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) :status: 200
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) content-length: 16
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) content-type: text/plain
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:15:48 GMT
[ 0.004] recv (stream_id=13) server: Cowboy
[ 0.004] recv HEADERS frame
; END_HEADERS
(padlen=0)
; First response header
Hello, Alladin!
[ 0.004] recv DATA frame
; END_STREAM
[ 0.004] send GOAWAY frame
(last_stream_id=0, error_code=NO_ERROR(0x00), opaque_data(0)=[])
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