Akka HTTP authentication

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Jason Bass

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Apr 19, 2015, 8:52:17 AM4/19/15
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Spray provided an authenticate directive that could be used for HTTP authentication.  That directive appears to have been dropped in Akka HTTP (I'm using v1.0-M5).  I'm curious whether the directive will find its way into the final release or whether there is an alternate method to facilitate authentication.  Thanks,

Jason

wapgui

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Apr 20, 2015, 4:37:02 AM4/20/15
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def auth = HttpBasicAuthenticator.provideUserName {
  case p @ UserCredentials.Provided(name) ⇒ p.verifySecret(name + "-password")
  case _                                  ⇒ false
}

path("secure") {
  HttpBasicAuthentication("My very secure site")(auth) { user ⇒
    complete(HttpResponse(
      entity = HttpEntity(MediaTypes.`text/html`, "<html><body>Hello <b>{ user }</b>. Access has been granted!</body></html>")))
  }
}

Did you looking for something like that?

Jacobus Reyneke

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Apr 21, 2015, 8:34:37 AM4/21/15
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Thanks Torsten,

Would you mind pasting the code or sharing in on a GitHub gist https://gist.github.com/ It will help people use it easier and also maybe give a bit more insight on how it works.

Cheers,
Jacobus

Jason Bass

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Apr 21, 2015, 10:21:57 AM4/21/15
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Thanks Torsten.  That will do it.

Regards,
Jason

Rahul Singhai

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Sep 14, 2015, 6:23:38 AM9/14/15
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Hi,

I am trying to implement authentication mechanism in Akka HTTP (v1.0-M5).
Do you guys know if LDAP authentication directives are available?
Is HTTPBasicAuthentication only available right now?

Rahul 

Konrad Malawski

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Sep 17, 2015, 9:21:05 AM9/17/15
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Hi Rahul,
good catch, that directive has not been ported yet.
We're thinking if it should reside in core akka or as an external library, here's the ticket about it:

You could for now simply re-use the spray one (should be copy-paste-able):

While we decide where to put it for Akka Http.

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Rahul Singhai

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Sep 17, 2015, 1:21:14 PM9/17/15
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Hi Konard,

Thanks for your reply.
Do you know where can I find an example of how to use the LdapAuthenticator?

Rgards,
Rahul Singhai

Konrad Malawski

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Sep 17, 2015, 1:31:38 PM9/17/15
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Sadly it was not documented in Spray it seems:

I think we may end up pulling it in, but can not make any guarantees about that.
First we'll have to investigate if the code is good / safe and if it would be maintainable.

Help from the community to maintain the LDAP integration would be awesome, anyone interested?

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