User Auth
Initiate the authentication process for a user.
On the server, the current global bearer token is replaced with a new one.
The valid time window (duration) is set to 8 hours by default.
Request
Accepts a username and password parameter to authenticate a user.
| URL | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
/auth |
POST |
Authenticates the user, and returns a bearer token. |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
username |
string |
The username/email specifying a user. |
password |
string |
The bcrypt encrypted password of the user. |
Response (Success)
"eyJhbGciOiJkalbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2In0..QUCdwTA-AkmzQ9wvbo3SUw.aO6wF-abc_a-X0Ovb1I5XqFd2YtoRk61ZEzXcwZSW1R_UVF12IgYMg"
Example
httpie example:
$ http POST ":8080/auth" username=picnic password=mypicnic