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package api
import (
"crypto/subtle"
"net/http"
)
// BasicAuthenticatedRequest parses the provided HTTP request for basic authentication credentials
// and returns true if the provided credentials match the expected username and password.
// Returns false if the request is unauthenticated.
// Uses constant-time comparison in order to mitigate timing attacks.
func BasicAuthenticatedRequest(req *http.Request, expectedUser, expectedPass string) bool {
user, pass, ok := req.BasicAuth()
if !ok || subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(user), []byte(expectedUser)) != 1 || subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(pass), []byte(expectedPass)) != 1 {
return false
}
return true
}