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Version: v2.x

BasicAuth

Basic Authentication middleware for Fiber that provides an HTTP basic authentication. It calls the next handler for valid credentials and 401 Unauthorized or a custom response for missing or invalid credentials.

Signatures

func New(config Config) fiber.Handler

Examples

Import the middleware package that is part of the Fiber web framework

import (
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/basicauth"
)

After you initiate your Fiber app, you can use the following possibilities:

// Provide a minimal config
app.Use(basicauth.New(basicauth.Config{
Users: map[string]string{
"john": "doe",
"admin": "123456",
},
}))

// Or extend your config for customization
app.Use(basicauth.New(basicauth.Config{
Users: map[string]string{
"john": "doe",
"admin": "123456",
},
Realm: "Forbidden",
Authorizer: func(user, pass string) bool {
if user == "john" && pass == "doe" {
return true
}
if user == "admin" && pass == "123456" {
return true
}
return false
},
Unauthorized: func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendFile("./unauthorized.html")
},
ContextUsername: "_user",
ContextPassword: "_pass",
}))

Config

PropertyTypeDescriptionDefault
Nextfunc(*fiber.Ctx) boolNext defines a function to skip this middleware when returned true.nil
Usersmap[string]stringUsers defines the allowed credentials.map[string]string{}
RealmstringRealm is a string to define the realm attribute of BasicAuth. The realm identifies the system to authenticate against and can be used by clients to save credentials."Restricted"
Authorizerfunc(string, string) boolAuthorizer defines a function to check the credentials. It will be called with a username and password and is expected to return true or false to indicate approval.nil
Unauthorizedfiber.HandlerUnauthorized defines the response body for unauthorized responses.nil
ContextUsernameinterface{}ContextUsername is the key to store the username in Locals."username"
ContextPasswordinterface{}ContextPassword is the key to store the password in Locals."password"

Default Config

var ConfigDefault = Config{
Next: nil,
Users: map[string]string{},
Realm: "Restricted",
Authorizer: nil,
Unauthorized: nil,
ContextUsername: "username",
ContextPassword: "password",
}