scaffold for http-auth

Author: tgvashworth

http-auth/README.md

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+# HTTP & Authentication
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+In this project you're going toearn about long-lived processes, some simple networking and the basics of HTTP.
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+Timebox: 6 days
+
+Learning objectives:
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+- Use Go's net/http package to build start a simple server that responds to local requests
+- Get to know HTTP GET and response codes
+- Get familiar with cURL
+- Define URL, header, body and content-type
+- Accept parameters in via GET in the query string
+- Accept data via a POST request
+- Setup authentication via a basic HTTP auth
+- Switch to using JWTs
+- Accept multiple forms of authentication
+- Write tests for the above
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+## Project
+
+TODO