Your own HTBASIC authentication

module AuthHelper
    def self.included(klass)
      klass.class_eval {
        before :check_access
      }
    end

  protected

    def check_access
    
      user, pass = read_htbasic

      # TODO : Implement the auth mechanism here, also check for the URL, ...
      if "admin" == user and "pass" == pass
        return
      else
        send_htbasic
      end

    end

    def read_htbasic
      user, pass = '', ''

      if request.env.has_key? 'X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
        authdata = @request.env['X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
      elsif request.env.has_key? 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
        authdata = @request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
      end

      if authdata and authdata[0] == 'Basic'
        user, pass = Base64.decode64(authdata[1]).split(':')[0..1]
      end

      return [user, pass]
    end

    def send_htbasic(realm = "Authentication needed")
      @context.status = 401
      @context.out = "Unable to authenticate"
      @context.response_headers["Status"] = "Unauthorized"
      @context.response_headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = "Basic realm="#{realm}""
      raise RenderExit
    end

  end

class MyController < Nitro::Controller
  helper AuthHelper
end