Authentication and session management using nginx-lua

[jal...@algotree.com]

Hi,

I am using nginx as reverse proxy for elasticsearch, is it possible to use the nginx-lua module for authentication and session management to elasticsearch.

I have tried using http basic authentication and it works, but what i want to implement is authentication with secure cookies or secure sessions.

Thanks

[agentzh]

Hello!

You can use the ngx_encrypted_session module for this:

http://github.com/agentzh/encrypted-session-nginx-module

Its config directives are also callable in Lua via the
ndk.set_var.DIRECTIVE API provided by ngx_lua:

http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpLuaModule#ndk.set_var.DIRECTIVE

Best regards,
-agentzh

[jal...@algotree.com]

Hi

Thanks for the quick reply :)  ...I wil try and implement it.. 

Thanks and regards

Jalal

[Gawin]

Hi Jalal,

How did the reverse proxy for ElasticSearch in Lua work out for you?

Gawin