From ca5ec532613564bbb0728b107a0140a0fcc9ee8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hunter Kehoe Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2022 21:22:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] improved docs --- docs/publish.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/publish.md b/docs/publish.md index f757a629..71fc13bc 100644 --- a/docs/publish.md +++ b/docs/publish.md @@ -2680,15 +2680,17 @@ Here's a simple example: #### Auth Query Param In some instances, you may want to send auth credentials in the URL (e.g., a GET webhook or a JSON POST request). You -can use the `auth` query parameter. Set the value to the base64 encoding of the value of the `Authorization` header and strip any trailing `=`. **Be sure to only send auth credentials over an HTTPS connection** +can use the `auth` query parameter. Set the value to the base64 encoding of the value of the `Authorization` header +and strip any trailing `=`. **Be sure to only send auth credentials over an HTTPS connection** Here is an example: - -1. base64(user:pass) -> base64(testuser:fakepassword) -> dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk -2. Authorization header -> Basic base64(testuser:fakepassword) -> Basic dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk -3. base64(Authorization header) -> base64(Basic dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk) -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw== -4. remove trailing `=` (if any) -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw== -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw -5. add query param to URL -> https://ntfy.sh/topic -> https://ntfy.sh/topic?auth=QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw +``` + Step 1. base64(user:pass) -> base64(testuser:fakepassword) -> dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk + Step 2. Authorization header -> Basic base64(testuser:fakepassword) -> Basic dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk + Step 3. base64(Authorization header) -> base64(Basic dGVzdHVzZXI6ZmFrZXBhc3N3b3Jk) -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw== + Step 4. remove trailing `=` (if any) -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw== -> QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw + Step 5. add query param to URL -> https://ntfy.sh/topic -> https://ntfy.sh/topic?auth=QmFzaWMgZEdWemRIVnpaWEk2Wm1GclpYQmhjM04zYjNKaw +``` !!! note Do NOT remove trailing `=` after step 2