cowboy/examples/basic_auth/README.md

Cowboy Basic Authorization Rest Hello World

To compile this example you need rebar in your PATH.

Type the following command:

$ rebar get-deps compile

You can then start the Erlang node with the following command:

./start.sh

Then run any given command or point your browser to the indicated URL.

Examples

Get 401

$ 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: Restricted

Get 200

$ 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!