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+<?php
+
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+ 
+namespace CloudObjects\SDK\Laravel;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use CloudObjects\SDK\Helpers\SharedSecretAuthentication;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+
+class SharedSecretBasicAuthenticationMiddleware {
+
+    private $authenticationHelper;
+
+    public function __construct(SharedSecretAuthentication $authenticationHelper)
+    {
+        $this->authenticationHelper = $authenticationHelper;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        if ($this->authenticationHelper->verify(
+                $request->getUser(), $request->getPassword()
+            ) == SharedSecretAuthentication::RESULT_OK) {
+                // Credentials have been validated
+                return $next($request);                        
+        }
+
+        // Fail with 401 if not
+        App::abort(401);
+    }
+}
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