This example demonstrates how to use Express 3.x and Passport to authenticate users via the HTTP Basic scheme. Use this example as a starting point for your own web applications.

To install this example on your computer, clone the repository and install dependencies.

$ git clone git@github.com:passport/express-3.x-http-basic-example.git
$ cd express-3.x-http-basic-example
$ npm install

Start the server.

$ node server.js

Use curl to send an authenticated request.

$ curl -v --user jack:secret https://127.0.0.1:3000/