Option to enable/disable web auth from web UI

code/espurna/config/general.h

@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ PROGMEM const char* const custom_reset_string[] = {
 
 // This will only be enabled if WEB_SUPPORT is 1 (this is the default value)
 
+#define WS_AUTHENTICATION       1           // WS authentication ON by default (see #507)
 #define WS_BUFFER_SIZE          5           // Max number of secured websocket connections
 #define WS_TIMEOUT              1800000     // Timeout for secured websocket
 #define WS_UPDATE_INTERVAL      30000       // Update clients every 30 seconds

code/espurna/ws.ino

@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void _wsOnStart(JsonObject& root) {
 
         root["btnDelay"] = getSetting("btnDelay", BUTTON_DBLCLICK_DELAY).toInt();
         root["webPort"] = getSetting("webPort", WEB_PORT).toInt();
+        root["wsAuth"] = getSetting("wsAuth", WS_AUTHENTICATION).toInt() == 1;
 
     }
 
@@ -388,7 +389,12 @@ void wsSend_P(uint32_t client_id, PGM_P payload) {
 
 void wsConfigure() {
     #if USE_PASSWORD
-        _ws.setAuthentication(WEB_USERNAME, (const char *) getSetting("adminPass", ADMIN_PASS).c_str());
+        bool auth = getSetting("wsAuth", WS_AUTHENTICATION).toInt() == 1;
+        if (auth) {
+            _ws.setAuthentication(WEB_USERNAME, (const char *) getSetting("adminPass", ADMIN_PASS).c_str());
+        } else {
+            _ws.setAuthentication("", "");
+        }
     #endif
 }
 

code/html/index.html

@@ -471,6 +471,11 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
+                                <div class="pure-g">
+                                    <label class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-4">Enable WS Auth</label>
+                                    <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-4"><input type="checkbox" name="wsAuth" /></div>
+                                </div>
+
                                 <div class="pure-g">
                                     <label class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-4">Enable HTTP API</label>
                                     <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-4"><input type="checkbox" name="apiEnabled" /></div>