FileGator Header Auth Plugin

JsonFile Auth extension using Headers to Authenticate Users

This code will allow you to authenticate via HTTP headers instead of a username/password. An exclusion list can be given to let certain users fallback to the original authentication, such as an admin user.

Setup Instructions

Copy the backend/Services/Auth/Adapters/Header.php to $FILEGATOR_HOME/backend/Services/Auth/Adapters/Header.php. There should be other files in that folder, including JsonFile.php, which Header.php extends.

You will also need to modify the $FILEGATOR_HOME/configuration.php file to point to the Header.php to facilitate the authentication:

• Locate the Filegator\Services\Auth\AuthInterface section
• Change the contents to the following:

      'Filegator\Services\Auth\AuthInterface' => [
        'handler' => '\Filegator\Services\Auth\Adapters\Header',
        'config' => [
            'file' => __DIR__.'/private/users.json',
            'username_header_key' => 'FILEGATOR-USERNAME',
            'fullname_header_key' => 'FILEGATOR-FULLNAME',
            'ignore_users' => ['admin'],
        ],
      ],

Properties

Property	Description
file	Leave this as is, this is the same property that the JsonFile auth uses
username_header_key	HTTP Header Key that will contain the username value
fullname_header_key	HTTP Header Key that will contain the full name value
ignore_users	Array of usernames that should fallback to JsonFile auth