Apache httpd : Basic Authentication2024/01/31 |
Set Basic Authentication to limit access on specific web pages. |
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Username and password are sent with plain text on Basic Authentication, |
[2] | Configure httpd. For example, set Basic Authentication to the directory [/usr/local/www/apache24/data/auth-basic]. |
root@www:~ #
vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/auth_basic.conf # create new <Directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/auth-basic> SSLRequireSSL AuthType Basic AuthName "Basic Authentication" AuthUserFile /usr/local/etc/apache24/.htpasswd Require valid-user </Directory> # add a user : create a new file with [-c] root@www:~ # htpasswd -c /usr/local/etc/apache24/.htpasswd freebsd New password: # set password Re-type new password: Adding password for user freebsd
root@www:~ #
mkdir /usr/local/www/apache24/data/auth-basic root@www:~ # service apache24 reload
# create a test page root@www:~ # vi /usr/local/www/apache24/data/auth-basic/index.html <html> <body> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Test Page for Basic Authentication </div> </body> </html> |
[3] | Access to the test page from any client computer with web browser. Then authentication is required as settings, answer with a user added in [1]. |
[4] | That's OK if authentication is successfully passed and test page is displayed normally. |
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