Waymark / Routes / ngrok.com Protect an ngrok tunnel with basic auth using a traffic policy
domain: ngrok.com · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps Write a traffic policy file (e.g. traffic-policy.yml) with an on_http_request handler that runs the basic-auth action: Content: on_http_request -> actions -> [{ type: basic-auth, config: { credentials: ["user:password"] } }]. Start the tunnel applying the policy: `ngrok http 80 --traffic-policy-file traffic-policy.yml`. Requests to the public URL now require a username/password; browsers prompt for basic auth, unauthenticated requests get 401. Known gotchas basic-auth is enforced at the ngrok edge before the request reaches your local app, so unauthorized traffic never touches the server. Credentials are in the config file/command; do not paste them into the public URL you share. Kept credentials policy default allows all; restrict with authtoken ACLs (bind:...) for tighter control. Official docs: https://ngrok.com/docs/agent/
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