echo/website/content/middleware/basic-auth.md

+++ title = "Basic Auth Middleware" description = "Basic auth middleware for Echo" [menu.main] name = "Basic Auth" parent = "middleware" weight = 5 +++

Basic auth middleware provides an HTTP basic authentication.

• For valid credentials it calls the next handler.
• For invalid credentials, it sends "401 - Unauthorized" response.
• For missing or invalid Authorization header, it sends "400 - Bad Request" response.

Usage

e.Use(middleware.BasicAuth(func(username, password string) bool {
	if username == "joe" && password == "secret" {
		return true
	}
	return false
}))

Custom Configuration

Usage

e.Use(middleware.BasicAuthWithConfig(middleware.BasicAuthConfig{}}))

Configuration

BasicAuthConfig struct {
  // Skipper defines a function to skip middleware.
  Skipper Skipper

  // Validator is a function to validate BasicAuth credentials.
  // Required.
  Validator BasicAuthValidator
}

Default Configuration

DefaultBasicAuthConfig = BasicAuthConfig{
	Skipper: defaultSkipper,
}