couch-proxy-auth

CouchDB Proxy Authentication Headers


Creates CouchDB Proxy Authentication Headers

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npm install couch-proxy-auth

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`` js
var xauth = require('couch-proxy-auth')

var headers = xauth('username', 'role', 'secret')

/*
{
'X-Auth-CouchDB-UserName': 'username'
'X-Auth-CouchDB-Token': '0xde7c9b8bbaab8a73f090cd4d9',
'X-Auth-CouchDB-Roles': 'role'
}
*/
`

The token is generated by HMAC-SHA1(secret, username) and represented as Hex.

#### Parameters

xauth(username, roles, secret)

- username Name of the user in CouchDB
- roles Array of (multiple) roles or string for a singe role
- secret` Optional, but recommended, shared secret (see documentation)

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For more information see the CouchDB Docs

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MIT