How can I forward basic auth from caddy to my application?

[eltNEG (Hakeem Orewole)]

1. Caddy version (caddy version): v2.4.5

2. How I run Caddy:

I am running caddy in docker compose

a. System environment:

Docker

d. My complete Caddyfile or JSON config:

http://cp-btc-litenode.coinp.co {
    respond "btc litenode server is running"
}

http://node.coinprofile.co {
    
    handle_path /tbtc {
        reverse_proxy * electrum_testnet:7000
    }

    handle /ttbtc {
        uri strip_prefix /ttbtc
        reverse_proxy * electrum_testnet:7000
    }

    handle_path /ping {
        respond "Pong!"
    } 
}

3. The problem I’m having:

electrum requires basic authentication but it seems that caddy is not forwarding the auth details to it. electrum returns Unauthorized while it is supposed to return forbidden if the auth is not currect.

5. What I already tried:

I have tried changing reverse_proxy * electrum_testnet:7000 to reverse_proxy * http://username:password@electrum_testnet:7000 but it still didn’t work

[matt (Matt Holt)]

@eltNEG

t it seems that caddy is not forwarding the auth details to it.

Can you verify this by inspecting the headers? (Enable debug logging.)

[eltNEG (Hakeem Orewole)]

I was able to fix it by inspecting the logs. My request contains an authorization header which overrides the basic auth.

Thanks for the suggestion