Node Rest API Authentication Demo

When it comes to Rest API, each request from the client is statless, so the tranditional session-based tranditional authentication in web app no longer works, instead, an authKey-based soultion can be a good way to secure a system.

To start a this demo you need a running mongoDB on localhost with default parameter & installed gruntJS:

	git clone git://github.com/yanCode/Node-Rest-Auth-Demo.git auth
	cd auth
	npm install
	grunt   (This installs 2 users, username:yan password:secret, role: user; username:boss password:secret, role: admin)
	node app.js

To play this app

1. login: curl -i -X POST -d "username=yan&password=secret" http://localhost:8080/api/login (an authKey is returned if logging sccuessfully)

2. Access an API curl -i -H "authKey: YOUR_RETURNED_AUTHKEY" -X GET http://localhost:8080/api/time

3. Access an API requiring admin privilege, so please using boss:secrect login first curl -i -H "authKey: YOUR_RETURNED_AUTHKEY" -X GET http://localhost:8080/api/admin/time

4. Logout curl -i -H "authKey: YOUR_RETURNED_AUTHKEY" -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/logout