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What authentication and authorization mechanisms were used in your projects?

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In Go projects, the following authentication and authorization mechanisms are often used:

  • JWT (JSON Web Tokens) — for stateless authentication, where the server issues a token after successful login, and the client sends it in request headers.
  • Basic Auth — a simple method of transmitting login and password in the header, usually for internal services.
  • OAuth 2.0 — for integration with external providers (Google, Facebook), especially in web applications.
  • Middleware for access rights verification — in Go, often implemented through middleware that checks the presence and validity of the token, as well as user permissions.

Example of simple middleware for JWT verification in Go:

func AuthMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
    return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        tokenString := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
        if tokenString == "" {
            http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
            return
        }
        // Add token verification logic here
        // If the token is valid:
        next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
    })
}
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