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app/Http/Middleware/BasicAuthMiddleware.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class BasicAuthMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        // Credentials from .env file
+        $user = config('auth.basic.user');
+        $pass = config('auth.basic.password');
+
+        if ($request->getUser() != $user || $request->getPassword() != $pass) {
+            return response('Unauthorized.', 401, ['WWW-Authenticate' => 'Basic']);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}