README.md

Simple Passport Demo

Demonstration of Passport authentication middleware with Express and how it can be used to create a simple cookie based login

How this was made

Using https://expressjs.com/en/starter/generator.html

1. npm install express-generator -g
2. express
3. npm install --save
4. npm install passport --save
5. npm install passport-local --save
6. npm install express-session --save

Setup instructions

pre-reqs

Node, npm

1. npm install
2. npm start
3. point your browser at http://localhost:3000

Usage: Private page will be blocked until the user logs in. Log in using "admin", "password".