# Node Red httpNodeAuth

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** security
**Created:** [22 April 2022 02:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623 "2022-04-22T02:56:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Kai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Kai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kai)
#### Post date: [22 April 2022 02:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623/1 "2022-04-22T02:56:23Z")

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Since node red provide user authentication feature for dashboard

am I able to call this feature / function when user access specific tab in dashboard (e.g control panel)

 ![node_auth](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/d/0d97ce62313974140a26fab0051fe0ba11013729.png)

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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [22 April 2022 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623/2 "2022-04-22T13:24:33Z")

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No. Dashboard is a single-page app, security is on for the whole thing or nothing.

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### Author: ![Kai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Kai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kai)
#### Post date: [23 April 2022 00:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623/3 "2022-04-23T00:36:08Z")

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understood, thank you 👌

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [7 May 2022 00:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-httpnodeauth/61623/4 "2022-05-07T00:36:14Z")

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