This example demonstrates how to use Express 4.x and Passport to authenticate users using a username and password with form-based authentication. Use this example as a starting point for your own web applications.

Instructions

To install this example on your computer, clone the repository and install dependencies.

$ git clone https://github.com/passport/express-4.x-local-example.git
$ cd express-4.x-local-example
$ npm install

Start the server.

$ node server.js

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to see the example in action. Log in using username jack and password secret.