# Problem authentication

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-authentication/82759>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [10 November 2023 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-authentication/82759 "2023-11-10T12:56:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [10 November 2023 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-authentication/82759/6 "2023-11-10T17:53:10Z")

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The settings file is a Javascript file so you have to add sections using JS syntax.  
If you what help adding it, an example of where and how you added it would be required to see where you went wrong.

This topic may help you

> [@Annotated settings.js](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/annotated-settings-js/37928/1):
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> Been meaning to share this for a while. This is a sanitised version of my settings.js file. There are a few potential advantages over the stock version - use or abuse as you like smiley Annotated - using JSDoc comments rather than the originals where possible - this greatly improves readability, especially when using a decent code editor such as VScode. Some annotation regions also included - supporting code editors will let you collapse these regions which can make working on the file a lo…

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