Standard Process For Authenticating Cowboy Requests

Questions / Help
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Hi everyone–question title says it all.

What’s the best way to authenticate REST requests to a cowboy server existing on the public internet? (Meaning: NOT shielded within a private VPC/API Gateway–requests are made directly to its host/public ip address).

Thanks!

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Hi there,

I’m afraid it strongly depends on the details of what you’re trying to do. Basic auth, API key, oauth, JWT are all possible choices, and more! Since cowboy is a general purpose HTTP server, any of these is doable, with differing degrees of difficulty. It depends on what you’re trying to protect and from whom.