proxy http request with node

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I have a nodeJs front end on one domain and a rest back end server on another domain.

I would like to be able to perform ajax requests from the front to the back. So, i intend to use a reverse proxy for that, in order to bypass the same origin policy restriction.

My back end Rest server will be secured with Basic auth or OAuth. I would like to know, if i use node-http-proxy if it is possible to send an Authorization header in the http request before proxying it, and how.

Thanks a lot.

eveiga · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-18T14:20:38.367

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You have plenty of ways to accomplish that:

You can use node-http-proxy middlewares to set the auth headers in the reverse proxy: http://blog.nodejitsu.com/http-proxy-middlewares
You can require the http-proxy module, create a new instance and then use all the available events.
Fork node-http-proxy and patch your version http-proxy.js to include custom basic_auth;
Roll your own reverse proxy. With node.js it's quiet easy, check this post: http://www.catonmat.net/http-proxy-in-nodejs/

Best Regards,

edited Apr 18 '12 at 14:20

answered Apr 16 '12 at 09:29

eveiga

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I don't want to set the header on the ajax request, because i don't want to let see the credentials with tools like Firebug. I want to set the header on server side, not on client side. That's why i want also to use a proxy, for security. What i would like to do is setting the Authorization header on server side just before proxing it. – rico Apr 16 '12 at 13:42

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