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title: "What middleware functions can you use in Express to handle authentication and route protection?"  
description: "What middleware functions can you use in Express to handle authentication and route protection?"  
author: "ICSM Computer"  
published: 2025-04-04  
updated: 2025-04-05  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161425/what-middleware-functions-can-you-use-in-express-to-handle-authentication-and-route-protection  
category: "web development"  
tags: ["web development"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What middleware functions can you use in Express to handle authentication and route protection?

What [middleware](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159733/what-is-the-role-of-middleware-in-dot-net-core-web-api) [functions](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160140/explain-the-role-of-functions-as-a-service-faas-in-serverless-computing) can you use in [Express](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156025/how-to-use-garmin-express-software) to [handle authentication](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115478/how-do-i-handle-authentication-headers-in-cross-origin-requests-when-integrating-web-services) and [route](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/396/what-is-routed-event-in-wpf) [protection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301143/how-to-wear-knee-braces-for-the-best-protection)?


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