presigned: Fix a bug in presigned request verification.

Additionally add Docker proxy configuration.

Docker.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sudo apt-get install Docker.io
 ### Generating `minio configs` for the first time.
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 9000:9001 minio/minio:latest
+docker run -p 9000 minio/minio:latest
 ```
 
 ### Persist `minio configs`.
@@ -28,5 +28,26 @@ docker create -v /export --name minio-export minio/my-minio /bin/true
 You can then use the `--volumes-from` flag to mount the `/export` volume in another container.
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 9000:9001 --volumes-from minio-export --name minio1 minio/my-minio
+docker run -p 9000 --volumes-from minio-export --name minio1 minio/my-minio
+```
+
+### Setup a sample proxy in front using Caddy.
+
+Please download [Caddy Server](https://caddyserver.com/download)
+
+Create a caddy configuration file as below, change the ip addresses for your environment.
+```bash
+cat Caddyfile
+10.0.0.3:2015 {
+    proxy / localhost:9000 {
+        proxy_header Host {host}
+    }
+    tls off
+}
+```
+
+```bash
+$ ./caddy
+Activating privacy features... done.
+10.0.0.3:2015
 ```

Dockerfile

@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ FROM scratch
 ADD minio.dockerimage /minio
 ADD export /export
 EXPOSE 9000
-EXPOSE 9001
 ENTRYPOINT ["/minio"]
 CMD ["server", "/export"]

auth-handler.go

@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
 
 package main
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-
-	jwtgo "github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
-)
+import "net/http"
 
 const (
 	signV4Algorithm = "AWS4-HMAC-SHA256"
@@ -69,15 +64,8 @@ func (a authHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Verify JWT authorization header is present.
 	if isRequestJWT(r) {
-		// Validate Authorization header to be valid.
-		jwt := InitJWT()
-		token, e := jwtgo.ParseFromRequest(r, func(token *jwtgo.Token) (interface{}, error) {
-			if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwtgo.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
-			}
-			return jwt.secretAccessKey, nil
-		})
-		if e != nil || !token.Valid {
+		// Validate Authorization header if its valid.
+		if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}

bucket-handlers.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 // GetBucketLocationHandler - GET Bucket location.
 // -------------------------
 // This operation returns bucket location.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetBucketLocationHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) GetBucketLocationHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetBucketLocationHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 // completed or aborted. This operation returns at most 1,000 multipart
 // uploads in the response.
 //
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 // of the objects in a bucket. You can use the request parameters as selection
 // criteria to return a subset of the objects in a bucket.
 //
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 // -----------
 // This implementation of the GET operation returns a list of all buckets
 // owned by the authenticated sender of the request.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if isRequestRequiresACLCheck(r) {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, r, AccessDenied, r.URL.Path)
 		return
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 // PutBucketHandler - PUT Bucket
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation creates a new bucket for authenticated request
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func extractHTTPFormValues(reader *multipart.Reader) (io.Reader, map[string]stri
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the POST operation handles object creation with a specified
 // signature policy in multipart/form-data
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// if body of request is non-nil then check for validity of Content-Length
 	if r.Body != nil {
 		/// if Content-Length is unknown/missing, deny the request
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) PostPolicyBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 // PutBucketACLHandler - PUT Bucket ACL
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation modifies the bucketACL for authenticated request
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) PutBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 // of a bucket. One must have permission to access the bucket to
 // know its ``acl``. This operation willl return response of 404
 // if bucket not found and 403 for invalid credentials.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) GetBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 // The operation returns a 200 OK if the bucket exists and you
 // have permission to access it. Otherwise, the operation might
 // return responses such as 404 Not Found and 403 Forbidden.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 }
 
 // DeleteBucketHandler - Delete bucket
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 

jwt.go

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ const (
 	tokenExpires time.Duration = 10
 )
 
-// InitJWT - initialize.
-func InitJWT() *JWT {
+// initJWT - initialize.
+func initJWT() *JWT {
 	jwt := &JWT{}
 	// Load credentials.
 	config, err := loadConfigV2()

object-handlers.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func setResponseHeaders(w http.ResponseWriter, reqParams url.Values) {
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the GET operation retrieves object. To use GET,
 // you must have READ access to the object.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var object, bucket string
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 // HeadObjectHandler - HEAD Object
 // -----------
 // The HEAD operation retrieves metadata from an object without returning the object itself.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var object, bucket string
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 // PutObjectHandler - PUT Object
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation adds an object to a bucket.
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var object, bucket string
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	writeSuccessResponse(w, nil)
 }
 
-/// Multipart CloudStorageAPI
+/// Multipart storageAPI
 
 // NewMultipartUploadHandler - New multipart upload
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var object, bucket string
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket = vars["bucket"]
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 }
 
 // PutObjectPartHandler - Upload part
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 }
 
 // AbortMultipartUploadHandler - Abort multipart upload
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 }
 
 // ListObjectPartsHandler - List object parts
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 }
 
 // CompleteMultipartUploadHandler - Complete multipart upload
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ func (api CloudStorageAPI) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 	writeSuccessResponse(w, encodedSuccessResponse)
 }
 
-/// Delete CloudStorageAPI
+/// Delete storageAPI
 
 // DeleteObjectHandler - Delete object
-func (api CloudStorageAPI) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (api storageAPI) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]

pkg/signature/signature-v4.go

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (s *Signature) DoesPresignedSignatureMatch() (bool, *probe.Error) {
 	query := make(url.Values)
 	query.Set("X-Amz-Algorithm", signV4Algorithm)
 
-	if time.Now().UTC().Sub(preSignV4Values.Date) > time.Duration(preSignV4Values.Expires)/time.Second {
+	if time.Now().UTC().Sub(preSignV4Values.Date) > time.Duration(preSignV4Values.Expires) {
 		return false, ErrExpiredPresignRequest("Presigned request already expired, please initiate a new request.")
 	}
 
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ func (s *Signature) DoesPresignedSignatureMatch() (bool, *probe.Error) {
 	t := preSignV4Values.Date
 	expireSeconds := int(time.Duration(preSignV4Values.Expires) / time.Second)
 
+	// Construct the query.
 	query.Set("X-Amz-Date", t.Format(iso8601Format))
 	query.Set("X-Amz-Expires", strconv.Itoa(expireSeconds))
 	query.Set("X-Amz-SignedHeaders", s.getSignedHeaders(s.extractedSignedHeaders))
@@ -293,6 +294,8 @@ func (s *Signature) DoesPresignedSignatureMatch() (bool, *probe.Error) {
 		}
 		query[k] = v
 	}
+
+	// Get the encoded query.
 	encodedQuery := query.Encode()
 
 	// Verify if date query is same.

routers.go

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	signV4 "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/signature"
 )
 
-// CloudStorageAPI container for S3 compatible API.
-type CloudStorageAPI struct {
+// storageAPI container for S3 compatible API.
+type storageAPI struct {
 	// Once true log all incoming requests.
 	AccessLog bool
 	// Filesystem instance.
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ type CloudStorageAPI struct {
 	Region string
 }
 
-// WebAPI container for Web API.
-type WebAPI struct {
+// webAPI container for Web API.
+type webAPI struct {
 	// FSPath filesystem path.
 	FSPath string
 	// Once true log all incoming request.
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ type WebAPI struct {
 	secretAccessKey string
 }
 
-// registerCloudStorageAPI - register all the handlers to their respective paths
-func registerCloudStorageAPI(mux *router.Router, a CloudStorageAPI, w *WebAPI) {
+// registerAPIHandlers - register all the handlers to their respective paths
+func registerAPIHandlers(mux *router.Router, a storageAPI, w *webAPI) {
 	// Minio rpc router
 	minio := mux.NewRoute().PathPrefix(privateBucket).Subrouter()
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func registerCloudStorageAPI(mux *router.Router, a CloudStorageAPI, w *WebAPI) {
 	api.Methods("GET").HandlerFunc(a.ListBucketsHandler)
 }
 
-// getNewWebAPI instantiate a new WebAPI.
-func getNewWebAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) *WebAPI {
+// initWeb instantiate a new Web.
+func initWeb(conf cloudServerConfig) *webAPI {
 	// Split host port.
 	host, port, e := net.SplitHostPort(conf.Address)
 	fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to parse web addess.", nil)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func getNewWebAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) *WebAPI {
 	client, e := minio.NewV4(net.JoinHostPort(host, port), conf.AccessKeyID, conf.SecretAccessKey, inSecure)
 	fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to initialize minio client", nil)
 
-	w := &WebAPI{
+	w := &webAPI{
 		FSPath:          conf.Path,
 		AccessLog:       conf.AccessLog,
 		Client:          client,
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ func getNewWebAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) *WebAPI {
 	return w
 }
 
-// getNewCloudStorageAPI instantiate a new CloudStorageAPI.
-func getNewCloudStorageAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) CloudStorageAPI {
+// initAPI instantiate a new StorageAPI.
+func initAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) storageAPI {
 	fs, err := fs.New(conf.Path, conf.MinFreeDisk)
 	fatalIf(err.Trace(), "Initializing filesystem failed.", nil)
 
 	sign, err := signV4.New(conf.AccessKeyID, conf.SecretAccessKey, conf.Region)
 	fatalIf(err.Trace(conf.AccessKeyID, conf.SecretAccessKey, conf.Region), "Initializing signature version '4' failed.", nil)
 
-	return CloudStorageAPI{
+	return storageAPI{
 		AccessLog:  conf.AccessLog,
 		Filesystem: fs,
 		Signature:  sign,
@@ -154,7 +154,14 @@ func getNewCloudStorageAPI(conf cloudServerConfig) CloudStorageAPI {
 	}
 }
 
-func getCloudStorageAPIHandler(api CloudStorageAPI, web *WebAPI) http.Handler {
+// server handler returns final handler before initializing server.
+func serverHandler(conf cloudServerConfig) http.Handler {
+	// Initialize API.
+	api := initAPI(conf)
+
+	// Initialize Web.
+	web := initWeb(conf)
+
 	var handlerFns = []HandlerFunc{
 		// Redirect some pre-defined browser request paths to a static
 		// location prefix.
@@ -175,8 +182,13 @@ func getCloudStorageAPIHandler(api CloudStorageAPI, web *WebAPI) http.Handler {
 		// invalid/unsupported signatures.
 		setAuthHandler,
 	}
-	handlerFns = append(handlerFns, setCorsHandler)
+
+	// Initialize router.
 	mux := router.NewRouter()
-	registerCloudStorageAPI(mux, api, web)
+
+	// Register all API handlers.
+	registerAPIHandlers(mux, api, web)
+
+	// Register rest of the handlers.
 	return registerHandlers(mux, handlerFns...)
 }

server-main.go

@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ type cloudServerConfig struct {
 	KeyFile  string // Domain key
 }
 
-// configureAPIServer configure a new server instance
-func configureAPIServer(conf cloudServerConfig) (*http.Server, *probe.Error) {
+// configureServer configure a new server instance
+func configureServer(conf cloudServerConfig) (*http.Server, *probe.Error) {
 	// Minio server config
 	apiServer := &http.Server{
 		Addr:           conf.Address,
-		Handler:        getCloudStorageAPIHandler(getNewCloudStorageAPI(conf), getNewWebAPI(conf)),
+		Handler:        serverHandler(conf),
 		MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
 	}
 
@@ -285,13 +285,16 @@ func serverMain(c *cli.Context) {
 		KeyFile:         keyFile,
 	}
 
-	// configure API server.
-	apiServer, err := configureAPIServer(serverConfig)
+	// configure server.
+	apiServer, err := configureServer(serverConfig)
 	errorIf(err.Trace(), "Failed to configure API server.", nil)
 
 	Println("\nMinio Object Storage:")
 	printServerMsg(apiServer)
 
+	Println("\nMinio Browser:")
+	printServerMsg(apiServer)
+
 	Println("\nTo configure Minio Client:")
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		Println("    Download \"mc\" from https://dl.minio.io/client/mc/release/" + runtime.GOOS + "-" + runtime.GOARCH + "/mc.exe")

server_fs_test.go

@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ func (s *MyAPIFSCacheSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 		SecretAccessKey: s.secretAccessKey,
 		Region:          "us-east-1",
 	}
-	cloudStorageAPI := getNewCloudStorageAPI(cloudServer)
-	webAPI := getNewWebAPI(cloudServer)
-	httpHandler := getCloudStorageAPIHandler(cloudStorageAPI, webAPI)
+	httpHandler := serverHandler(cloudServer)
 	testAPIFSCacheServer = httptest.NewServer(httpHandler)
 }
 

signature.go

@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Minio Cloud Storage, (C) 2015, 2016 Minio, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -9,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	signV4 "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/signature"
 )
 
+// Verify if request has JWT.
 func isRequestJWT(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if _, ok := r.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(r.Header.Get("Authorization"), jwtAlgorithm) {
@@ -18,6 +35,7 @@ func isRequestJWT(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Verify if request has AWS Signature Version '4'.
 func isRequestSignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if _, ok := r.Header["Authorization"]; ok {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(r.Header.Get("Authorization"), signV4Algorithm) {
@@ -27,6 +45,7 @@ func isRequestSignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Verify if request has AWS Presignature Version '4'.
 func isRequestPresignedSignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if _, ok := r.URL.Query()["X-Amz-Credential"]; ok {
 		return ok
@@ -34,6 +53,7 @@ func isRequestPresignedSignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Verify if request has AWS Post policy Signature Version '4'.
 func isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if _, ok := r.Header["Content-Type"]; ok {
 		if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "multipart/form-data") {
@@ -43,6 +63,7 @@ func isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// Verify if request requires ACL check.
 func isRequestRequiresACLCheck(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if isRequestSignatureV4(r) || isRequestPresignedSignatureV4(r) || isRequestPostPolicySignatureV4(r) {
 		return false
@@ -50,6 +71,7 @@ func isRequestRequiresACLCheck(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// Verify if request has valid AWS Signature Version '4'.
 func isSignV4ReqAuthenticated(sign *signV4.Signature, r *http.Request) bool {
 	auth := sign.SetHTTPRequestToVerify(r)
 	if isRequestSignatureV4(r) {

web-handlers.go

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/probe"
 )
 
-// isJWTReqAuthencatied validates if any incoming request to be a valid JWT
-// authenticated request.
-func isJWTReqAuthencatied(req *http.Request) bool {
-	jwt := InitJWT()
-	tokenRequest, e := jwtgo.ParseFromRequest(req, func(token *jwtgo.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+// isJWTReqAuthenticated validates if any incoming request to be a
+// valid JWT authenticated request.
+func isJWTReqAuthenticated(req *http.Request) bool {
+	jwt := initJWT()
+	token, e := jwtgo.ParseFromRequest(req, func(token *jwtgo.Token) (interface{}, error) {
 		if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwtgo.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
 		}
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ func isJWTReqAuthencatied(req *http.Request) bool {
 	if e != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return tokenRequest.Valid
+	return token.Valid
 }
 
 // GetUIVersion - get UI version
-func (web WebAPI) GetUIVersion(r *http.Request, args *GenericArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
+func (web webAPI) GetUIVersion(r *http.Request, args *GenericArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
 	reply.UIVersion = uiVersion
 	return nil
 }
 
 // ServerInfo - get server info.
-func (web *WebAPI) ServerInfo(r *http.Request, args *ServerInfoArgs, reply *ServerInfoRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) ServerInfo(r *http.Request, args *ServerInfoArgs, reply *ServerInfoRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	host, err := os.Hostname()
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) ServerInfo(r *http.Request, args *ServerInfoArgs, reply *Serv
 }
 
 // DiskInfo - get disk statistics.
-func (web *WebAPI) DiskInfo(r *http.Request, args *DiskInfoArgs, reply *DiskInfoRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) DiskInfo(r *http.Request, args *DiskInfoArgs, reply *DiskInfoRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	info, e := disk.GetInfo(web.FSPath)
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) DiskInfo(r *http.Request, args *DiskInfoArgs, reply *DiskInfo
 }
 
 // MakeBucket - make a bucket.
-func (web *WebAPI) MakeBucket(r *http.Request, args *MakeBucketArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) MakeBucket(r *http.Request, args *MakeBucketArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	reply.UIVersion = uiVersion
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) MakeBucket(r *http.Request, args *MakeBucketArgs, reply *Gene
 }
 
 // ListBuckets - list buckets api.
-func (web *WebAPI) ListBuckets(r *http.Request, args *ListBucketsArgs, reply *ListBucketsRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) ListBuckets(r *http.Request, args *ListBucketsArgs, reply *ListBucketsRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	buckets, e := web.Client.ListBuckets()
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) ListBuckets(r *http.Request, args *ListBucketsArgs, reply *Li
 }
 
 // ListObjects - list objects api.
-func (web *WebAPI) ListObjects(r *http.Request, args *ListObjectsArgs, reply *ListObjectsRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) ListObjects(r *http.Request, args *ListObjectsArgs, reply *ListObjectsRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ func getTargetHost(apiAddress, targetHost string) (string, *probe.Error) {
 }
 
 // PutObjectURL - generates url for upload access.
-func (web *WebAPI) PutObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *PutObjectURLArgs, reply *PutObjectURLRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) PutObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *PutObjectURLArgs, reply *PutObjectURLRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	targetHost, err := getTargetHost(web.apiAddress, args.TargetHost)
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) PutObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *PutObjectURLArgs, reply *
 }
 
 // GetObjectURL - generates url for download access.
-func (web *WebAPI) GetObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *GetObjectURLArgs, reply *GetObjectURLRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) GetObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *GetObjectURLArgs, reply *GetObjectURLRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) GetObjectURL(r *http.Request, args *GetObjectURLArgs, reply *
 }
 
 // RemoveObject - removes an object.
-func (web *WebAPI) RemoveObject(r *http.Request, args *RemoveObjectArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
-	if !isJWTReqAuthencatied(r) {
+func (web *webAPI) RemoveObject(r *http.Request, args *RemoveObjectArgs, reply *GenericRep) error {
+	if !isJWTReqAuthenticated(r) {
 		return &json2.Error{Message: "Unauthorized request"}
 	}
 	reply.UIVersion = uiVersion
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ func (web *WebAPI) RemoveObject(r *http.Request, args *RemoveObjectArgs, reply *
 }
 
 // Login - user login handler.
-func (web *WebAPI) Login(r *http.Request, args *LoginArgs, reply *LoginRep) error {
-	jwt := InitJWT()
+func (web *webAPI) Login(r *http.Request, args *LoginArgs, reply *LoginRep) error {
+	jwt := initJWT()
 	if jwt.Authenticate(args.Username, args.Password) {
 		token, err := jwt.GenerateToken(args.Username)
 		if err != nil {