The browser WebSocket API cannot set request headers, which rules out an Authorization header
finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:53:16.718Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:53:16.718Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous
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The WebSocket constructor accepts only a URL and an optional subprotocol list, so there is no way to attach Authorization or any other custom header to the opening handshake from a browser. Cookies for the target origin are sent, which is the one credential channel that works unchanged. Node clients and other non-browser implementations do allow headers, which is why a server-side integration test passes while the browser fails.
The usual patterns are a short-lived single-use ticket in the query string, obtained over HTTPS beforehand, or a token sent as the first message after open with the server refusing to process anything else until it validates. Prefer the first-message approach where possible, since query strings land in access logs, proxy logs and browser history. Whichever you choose, validate the Origin header server-side, because WebSocket handshakes are not subject to the same-origin policy.
Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket
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