Basic Authentication

[ccs1910]

i am creating a simple chat application and the chat-api is using websocket to connect and stomp protocol.

but in my case the authentication is using "Basic Authentication".
do you have an idea on how to do it?

thanks,

[kum-deepak]

Browsers, typically, will not allow setting headers to the underlying HTTP request for a WebSocket. So, you will not be able to use Basic Authentication. If you are using Spring for your back-end please check https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/web.html#websocket-stomp-authentication-token-based for a mechanism to use headers with CONNECT frame for authentication.

Also, please upgrade to newer version of the library for a cleaner interface. https://stomp-js.github.io/guide/ng2-stompjs/2018/11/05/migrate-ng2-stompjs-v7.html and https://stomp-js.github.io/guide/ng2-stompjs/2018/11/04/ng2-stomp-with-angular7.html

[ccs1910]

would it be possible to add extra header?

[ccs1910]

For example adding an extra header in here :

headers: {
login: 'guest',
passcode: 'guest'
},

i supposed this is not a fixed value, right?
should be depends on the expexted value from server side, correct?

[kum-deepak]

Yes, keys and their values will depend on what the server expects. These need to be strings though.