Express.js req.secure Property

The req.secure property is a Boolean property that is true if a TLS connection is established else returns false. 

Syntax:

req.secure

Return Value: It returns a Boolean value either True or False. 

Installation of the express module:

You can visit the link to Install the express module. You can install this package by using this command.

npm install express

After installing the express module, you can check your express version in the command prompt using the command.

npm version express

After that, you can just create a folder and add a file, for example, index.js. To run this file you need to run the following command.

node index.js

Project Structure:

Example 1: Filename: index.js 

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
    console.log(req.secure);
    res.end();
});

app.listen(PORT, function (err) {
    if (err) console.log(err);
    console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});

Steps to run the program:

Make sure you have installed the express module using the following command:

npm install express

Run the index.js file using the below command:

node index.js

Output:

Console Output:

Server listening on PORT 3000

Browser Output:

Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, now you can see the following output on your console:

Server listening on PORT 3000
false

Example 2: Filename: index.js 

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
    if (req.secure) {
        console.log("Secured Connection")
        res.end();
    } else {
        console.log("Less Secured Connection");
        res.end();
    }
});

app.listen(PORT, function (err) {
    if (err) console.log(err);
    console.log("Server listening on PORT", PORT);
});

Steps to run the application:

Run the index.js file using the below command:

node index.js

Output: Now open your browser and make a GET request to http://localhost:3000, now you can see the following output on your console:

Server listening on PORT 3000
Less Secured Connection

Reference: https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#req.secure