parse authorization headers in javascript

index.tsx
// Get the authorization header value
const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;

// Check if Basic authentication is used
if (authHeader && authHeader.startsWith('Basic ')) {
  // Get the base64 encoded username and password
  const encodedCredentials = authHeader.split(' ')[1];

  // Decode the base64 encoded string
  const decodedCredentials = Buffer.from(encodedCredentials, 'base64').toString('ascii');

  // Split the decoded string into username and password
  const [username, password] = decodedCredentials.split(':');
  
  // Do something with the username and password
  console.log('Username:', username);
  console.log('Password:', password);
} else {
  // Handle other authentication schemes
  console.log('Unsupported authentication scheme');
}
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