package main func authenticate(token string) (*int) { var retval *int = nil // map from token SHA256 hash to user ID tokens := make(map[string]int) tokens["0+0DTE+laMkZeHZBLbjB+c0Ajth548+3WcCO8G9uywI="] = 1 for currentToken, id := range tokens { if token == currentToken { retval = &id break } } return retval }