Add authentication example about sharejs HOT 5 CLOSED

Good idea :)

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We implemented authentication using everyauth on MarkdownR

https://github.com/southworksinc/markdownR/blob/master/src/server.js

Next step would be to do invitation and authorization and plug with sharejs access control logic.

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It may not be for everyone (esp. if not using https for communication), but authenticating via Basic Auth will set the "authorization" header, which can be processed (#accept or #reject) as needed by the share @auth system:

var authHeader = client.headers.authorization;
var token = authHeader.split(/\s+/).pop() || ""; // The encoded auth token
var auth = new Buffer(token, 'base64').toString(); // Convert from base64
var parts = auth.split(/:/);
var username = parts[0];
var password = parts[1];

If accessing the client "page" must first satisfy basic auth...

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@woloski @sandro-pasquali we would be most grateful if you could write a wiki page about your experiences :-)

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The Wiki now contains an example using the authentication property in sharejs.open() https://github.com/josephg/ShareJS/wiki/User-access-control

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