I'm using node.js with the request.js module to make authenticated https requests like so.
username = req.body.username;
password = req.body.password;
var url = 'https://' + username + ':' + password + '@domain.com';
request({
url : url,
}, function (error, response, body){
//do something here
});
Is there another way to do this without having the node.js server make this call without exposing the password in plain text?
For example, say I went to http://domain.com and logged in with my credentials. I can then close my browser, revisit http://domain.com and be automagically logged in. Can I then visit my node.js app (localhost:3000) and make subsequent requests using the node app without explicitly reentering my password?
No, you cannot use the cookies from your browser to login with node. But you can authenticate with node like this: How to use http.client in Node.js if there is basic authorization