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Authentication on custom Websocket Server
Hi,
I want to use a custom Websocket Server (using Bun) for my application. However I cant really figure out authentication on custom servers. Session cookies seem to be HTTP and secure only, which prevents me from reading them in localhost.
How would I implement the authentication here?
TypeScript
Bun.serve({
port: parseInt(process.env.PORT as string),
hostname: "localhost",
development: true,
async fetch(req, server) {
// ... authenticate here
if (server.upgrade(req)) {
return undefined;
}
return new Response("Upgrade failed", { status: 500 });
},
websocket: {
// ...
},
});
TL;DR
- Developer wants to implement authentication on a custom Websocket Server using Bun
- Session cookies are not accessible on localhost, causing issues with authentication
- Solution: Implement a custom authentication mechanism within the `fetch` function by checking headers or using tokens for authentication before upgrading the connection.