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Please provide an example which protects static content with express/passport #298

@rmey

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@rmey

I have difficulties to protect static content, I get alway redirected to / after successful login, when accessing a resource below "/protected"

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const session = require('express-session');
const passport = require('passport');
const WebAppStrategy = require('ibmcloud-appid').WebAppStrategy;

// Configure session
app.use(session({
  secret: 'your-secret',
  resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: true
}));

// Initialize passport and configure strategy
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

passport.use(new WebAppStrategy({
   tenantId: "xxx",
   clientId: "xxx",
   secret: "xxx",
   oauthServerUrl: "xxx",
   redirectUri: "http://localhost:3000/appid/callback" /*"http://localhost:3000" + CALLBACK_URL*/
}));

// Store user in session
passport.serializeUser((user, done) => {
  done(null, user);
});

passport.deserializeUser((user, done) => {
  done(null, user);
});

// Middleware to protect static content
const protectContent = (req, res, next) => {
  console.log("DEADBEAF");
   if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
    return next();
  }
  res.redirect('/appid/login');
};

// Routes
app.get('/appid/login', passport.authenticate(WebAppStrategy.STRATEGY_NAME, {forceLogin: true }));
app.get('/appid/callback', passport.authenticate(WebAppStrategy.STRATEGY_NAME));

// Serve static content
app.use('/protected', protectContent, express.static('protected'));

// Start the server
const port = 3000;
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
});

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