(Node.js) Http Digest Authentication

Demonstrates the DigestAuth property to do HTTP Digest Authentication.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // To use HTTP Digest Authentication:
    http.Login = "myLogin";
    http.Password = "myPassword";
    http.DigestAuth = true;

    // If you would like to see the HTTP session log to see how 
    // HTTP digest authentication worked.
    http.SessionLogFilename = "c:/temp/qa_output/sessionLog.txt";

    // Run the test using this URL with the credentials above.  
    // (Works while httpbin.org keeps the test endpoint available.)
    var jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://httpbin.org/digest-auth/auth/myLogin/myPassword");
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Response status code: " + http.LastStatus);

    console.log(jsonResponse);

    // Output:

    // Response status code: 200
    // {
    //   "authenticated": true, 
    //   "user": "myLogin"
    // }

    // -----------------------------------------------
    // Here are the contents of the sessionLog.txt

    // ---- Sending Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:12 GMT ----
    // GET /digest-auth/auth/myLogin/myPassword HTTP/1.1
    // Host: httpbin.org
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // 
    // 
    // ---- Received Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:12 GMT ----
    // HTTP/1.1 401 UNAUTHORIZED
    // Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:12 GMT
    // Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 0
    // Connection: keep-alive
    // Server: gunicorn/19.9.0
    // WWW-Authenticate: Digest realm="me@kennethreitz.com", nonce="fbc6733e2f4d126e7a92d19918f42b0f", qop="auth", opaque="5a14177dc4089cb22c019e6df4fdaadf", algorithm=MD5, stale=FALSE
    // Set-Cookie: stale_after=never; Path=/
    // Set-Cookie: fake=fake_value; Path=/
    // Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
    // Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true
    // 
    // 
    // ---- Sending Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:12 GMT ----
    // GET /digest-auth/auth/myLogin/myPassword HTTP/1.1
    // Host: httpbin.org
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // Authorization: Digest ****
    // 
    // 
    // ---- Received Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:12 GMT ----
    // HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    // Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:23:13 GMT
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // Content-Length: 50
    // Connection: keep-alive
    // Server: gunicorn/19.9.0
    // Set-Cookie: fake=fake_value; Path=/
    // Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
    // Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true
    // 
    // {
    //   "authenticated": true, 
    //   "user": "myLogin"
    // }

}

chilkatExample();