Check each node.js request for authentication credentials

Question

I\'m using node.js with Express and connect-auth to authenticate users.

This is the verification when requesting /index:

if(req.isAuthenticated()) {
  re         


        

Answer 1

Another way is to app.use a middleware function. (Example in CoffeeScript.)

# middleware
authKick = (req, res, next) ->
  if not do req.isAuthenticated then return res.redirect '/login'
  return do next

# apply
app.use authKick

This will work on each request without having to touch the routes.