Can I return my own custom token base authentication in node js

Question

I am using node-js restify. While signing a user up server.head('/signup', function (req, res, next) I generate a custom token.

token = ***
res.set('token', token);
res.send();

I am trying to send the token back but I can't find any documentation on how this is done. How do I send a token in a header response?

What do you mean by token? – Rushy Panchal Jun 05 '16 at 01:32 — Rushy Panchal, Jun 05 '16 at 01:32
@RushyPanchal token base authentication – andre Jun 05 '16 at 01:36 — andre, Jun 05 '16 at 01:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '16 at 07:03

Check this working sample

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.head('/token', function(req, res, next){
   res.writeHead (200, {'token': Math.random()});
   res.end();
});

app.listen(3001);

And the POSTMAN request

As you can see everything works as expected, the response body is always empty, but header has token field

Can I return my own custom token base authentication in node js

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