Basic authorization example using REST ====================================== To try this example, you need GNU `make`, `git` and [relx](https://github.com/erlware/relx) in your PATH. To build the example, run the following command: ``` bash $ make ``` To start the release in the foreground: ``` bash $ ./_rel/bin/rest_basic_auth_example console ``` Then point your browser at [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080). Example output -------------- Request with no authentication: ``` bash $ curl -i http://localhost:8080 HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized connection: keep-alive server: Cowboy date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:10:27 GMT content-length: 0 www-authenticate: Basic realm="cowboy" ``` Request with authentication: ``` bash $ curl -i -u "Alladin:open sesame" http://localhost:8080 HTTP/1.1 200 OK connection: keep-alive server: Cowboy date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:11:12 GMT content-length: 16 content-type: text/plain Hello, Alladin! ```