Name

global.BasicAuth

Description

Implementation for HTTP Basic Authorization

Script

var BasicAuth = Class.create();

BasicAuth.prototype = {
 initialize : function(request, response, auth_type, auth_value) {
    this.request = request;
    this.response = response;
    this.auth_type = auth_type;
    this.auth_value = auth_value;
 },
 
 getAuthorized : function() {
    var up = GlideStringUtil.base64Decode(this.auth_value);
    var split = up.indexOf(":");
    
    if (split == -1) {
       gs.log("Basic authentication not well formed");
       return null;
    }
    
    // locate user and impersonate
    var userName = up.substring(0, split);
    var password = up.substring(split + 1);
    var result = GlideUser.authenticateUser(userName, password);
    
    if (!result) {
       gs.log("Basic authentication failed for user: " + userName);
       return null;
    }
    
    // user is authenticated, so return it...
    return result;
 }
}

Sys ID

6caae5c50a0a0b2b0083fa31560279a6

Offical Documentation

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